>> 4) The deployment lag is going to be the thousands of middle sized >> businesses. So above the level of an ISP bundled router, but below the >> level of an in-house network team. Somebody with 50 PCs connected to a >> Sonicwall firewall. At the level where they want to pay £2.5k plus >> installation for security peace of mind.
Don't get me started on the SMB especially on the ones which want everything for free, and they don't want to talk to anyone who does not have the "right credentials" blah blah blah. The amount of times I need to battle with companies to tell them how important IPv6 is, and they should really make an effort to at least dual stack, etc... If that gap is big, it is the SMB's fault, not only the ISP's. Every company I work with/for has IPv6 throughout available for customers, most even to the internal office workstation. It is not hard at all, but the laziness is big... why should I learn another form of addressing if I don't need to, ah, the IPv4 will never go away.. heard those before? I sure did. If you want to do it, there are options out there, if your ISP does not provide IPv6, change it and I will help you. Not that hard to migrate BGP or static for an SMB. Yes there may be other dependencies, but it is a lot easier to just throw the stone into the big guys because it is their fault, isn't it? As Neil said in a previous email, BT, VM and the likes will not do our work for us. Yes they can improve (who is perfect sit down), yes docs can be clearer but let's face it many SMBs just don't want to change. Catalin Nocsult Ltd Unified Network Management Solutions
