I don't know how many people would have non-IPV6 capable computers. Many home routers do not yet support IPV6, but I think the transition will take place over a few years.
On 02/14/2011 03:08 PM, Ethan Schwartz wrote: > On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Jerry Feldman <g...@blu.org> wrote: > > Who could have guessed that 4.3 billion Internet connections wouldn’t be >> enough? >> >> Certainly not Vint Cerf. >> >> The next few years could get interesting. >> > > > 4.3 billion addresses... how many are being squatted on due to assignment of > huge swaths to major organizations... > > I used CTRL-F to search for "routing" and "complex" ... nothing in there > about just how difficult routing IPv6 addresses will be... what a nightmare > that will be... > > The average user has no idea how IP works... considering that the vast > majority of home and commercial devices are behind some form of NAT I > suspect that the initial transition is going to consist of enabling of NAT > features on CTE devices like cable/DSL modems, routers, etc... the firewall > device will understand IPv6, and provide the inside devices with private > IPv4 addresses that they already understand. > > I'm imaging a transition like that of analog to digital TV... people who are > behind the times, so to speak, will receive a "converter box" which will > provide NAT... the rest will be forced to potentially endure a reboot or two > on a few devices :) -- Jerry Feldman <g...@blu.org> Boston Linux and Unix PGP key id: 537C5846 PGP Key fingerprint: 3D1B 8377 A3C0 A5F2 ECBB CA3B 4607 4319 537C 5846
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