On Tuesday 21 March 2006 18:18, "Luiz Carlos Guidolin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-user] ping!': > IPV6 requires a specific hardware to run.
Blatantly and completely false. Any hardware that can transport ipv4 traffic can transport ipv6 traffic [1]. Routing tables may be larger (although for the backbone they are supposed to be /smaller/), but they will not /require/ additional hardware. For hardware switching/routing of IPv6 packets (so, this is a layer 3 [or above] switch/router?) well, of course hardware is required, but that doesn't mean you can't do IPv6 in software or firmware. You can join 6-bone today, as long as you have a public (even dynamic) ipv4 IP and a relatively recent kernel. -- "If there's one thing we've established over the years, it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." -- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh [1] There are minor exceptions, but only in the case where hardware doesn't accept the larger minimum packet size. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
