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Google Gets IPv6 Religion - But Do You? From the 'we're running out of addresses' file:
Google has announced that it is now available over IPv6. Specifically you can access Google search with the next generation Internet protocol. To hit Google on IPv6 you must first be running IPv6 though (ipv6.google.com). While this is 'good' news I suppose it also exposes the fundamental flaw and issue with IPv6 as it currently stands. Why aren't more sites available on IPv6? (and why is Google doing this now?). The problem is simple and complex at the same time. While the US Government itself is moving to IPv6, US based enterprises are not. (It's a problem that I've been researching for the last few weeks in fact). And why should they? Sure the 'chicken littles' of the world are saying the sky is falling and we're running out of IPv4 address space (which is true). But the reality in this part of the world is that we've got enough IPv4 to keep us from feeling any shortage. The reality is every organization in this part of the world has already figured out the IP address issues by using NAT and port forwarding scenarios that provide an abundance of addressing options. So YES, great to see Google jump publicly on the IPv6 bandwagon, but it would be better to see you (yes you dear reader!) jump on the IPv6 bandwagon too. 0 TrackBacksListed below are links to blogs that reference this entry: Google Gets IPv6 Religion - But Do You?. TrackBack URL for this entry: https://swarm.jupitermedia.com/mt-tb.cgi/3135 2 CommentsLeave a comment |
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One problem is that the US believes that since they were allocated the most IP addresses out of any other country in the world, that they can sit back and watch the rest of the world transition to v6.
What happens when US enterprise wants to communicate with Asia countries that have IPv6 applications running ?
It's not so much about the address shortage as it is about the new services, applications, and technological innovation that will happen with IPv6.
We don't have to cry the sky is falling because those of you (US enterprise) that want to wait and see what happens will be the ones left out. Think about your customers, maybe they can reach the internet, but can they work with others that are seeing the future of IP with IPv6.
IPv6 is coming whether businesses understand the concept or not. Hopefully we can all work together to get through this transition, share ideas and help one another understand how big this really is.
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There is much noise about how the world SHOULD convert to IPv6, but virtually nothing about HOW. We are a moderate business in Thailand and I have been experimenting in setting up an IPv6 LAN. Equipment - routers, switches, etc - never say whether they support IPv6 or not; we just have to test and toss. I don't know if the ISP supports IPv6 or not because I've never seen a cheap ADSL modem/router that claims to do so.
The Y2K crisis never hit because millions of programmers all over the world fixed the bugs, quietly and privately. IMHO, to make IPv6 a success we'll need to create millions of IPv6 LANs all over the world; quietly and privately.