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    News - Europe’s unused web addresses could run out by spring

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    Re: News - Europe’s unused web addresses could run out by spring

    I recently learnt IPv6 for a company project. While it looks scary at first it really is a leap from IPv4 (auto assigned addresses, local addresses etc). Really hope it takes off finally! I'm sure in 10 years when everyone has got over the pain of learning the new address types we'll wonder why it took so long to switch over.
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    Re: News - Europe’s unused web addresses could run out by spring

    What amazes me about this is that almost no company in Europe is even looking into IP6 currently, It's barely i the tech news, let alone the mainstream news. IP4 address space running out estimations have been saying the same date range for years now and yet no one's preparing for something that will have a minor impact from spring next year and by the end of next year, almost no new kit will be able to join the IP4 internet.
    There is also not a single home router currently available that supports IP6. What is going on?
    Is there going to be a mass reactive panic as people realise the scale of the problem?
    Oh well. I'm well prepared to take advantage of it. There will be a huge shortage of IT engineers that can implement IP6 so rates should be good
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    Re: News - Europe’s unused web addresses could run out by spring

    [QUOTE=badass;2004329]What amazes me about this is that almost no company in Europe is even looking into IP6 currently, There is also not a single home router currently available that supports IP6. QUOTE]


    Oh.. FUD....
    Firstly there is some kit out there that all ready supports IPV6. Take a look at the RIPE IPv6 CPE Study; I can't paste URLs, but use your favourite search engine and look for 'RIPE IPv6 CPE' it should find it. Personally I use an AVM Fritzbox which provides my IPv6 access.


    Companies in Europe are already looking at IPv6. You'll find some niche Service Providers already providing IPv6. Others, including my employers, are developing their IPv6 capabilities, and you can expect to see IPv6 connectivity being offered by most some point in the next year or two years. There are still some issues to be addressed. Its relatively easy to deploy v6, but it need to have the same level of similplity that my Gran is already used to; plug dongle into laptop, surf, and it works.
    Heise.de (ranked 572 in the world) already dual-stacked their website, other content providers will follow. Maybe hexus.net should look at enabling themselves for IPv6?

    What is important is for companies (CTO's as well as the tech staff), to realise this is going to happen, and to look at their own IT, and ask their ISP's their plans. 6Uk was launched to raise this awareness and to provide training where it is needed.

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    Re: News - Europe’s unused web addresses could run out by spring

    11th hour IPv6 adoption hardly dismisses badass's point. IPv6 has been ready to go for nearly a decade, and it's only *now* we're *maybe considering* adopting it *somewhere*.
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    Re: News - Europe’s unused web addresses could run out by spring

    What I want to know is what kind of performance core and high-end routers give when using IPv6. I know support is out there, but how quick are they?

    Unless the reduction in performance is better than linear I doubt many ISPs are going to want to switch.

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    Re: News - Europe’s unused web addresses could run out by spring

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    What I want to know is what kind of performance core and high-end routers give when using IPv6. I know support is out there, but how quick are they?

    Unless the reduction in performance is better than linear I doubt many ISPs are going to want to switch.
    I know some early IOS builds for Cisco firewalls with IP6 catastrophically killed performance for IP6 traffic. I'd imagine that you just need more memory for the same jobs in IP6 that youm would in IP4 though.
    However I suspect that once we can get rid of IP4, the memory requirements will be vastly reduced due to much more efficient routing in IP6. Due to the huge size of the address space available, hierachial routing can make things far simpler rather than the current IP4 mess.
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