In message <AANLkTikXoLx1fsimoKx=hntovubwdadnktmwcb-84...@mail.gmail.com>, Jeff Hartley writes: > On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 3:43 PM, Fred Baker <f...@cisco.com> wrote: > > > > On Feb 11, 2011, at 12:21 PM, Franck Martin wrote: > > > >> http://www.marketingvox.com/under-the-microscope-what-the-end-of-ipv4-me= > ans-for-marketers-048657/ > >> > >> I can hear people, say oh no.... > >> > >> Interesting to see that marketers do not like CGNAT. > > > > They missed an important point. > > > >> Who Will Be Impacted: For more consumers, there will be negligible impac= > t. "The ISPs will be handling much of this,=94 said Leo Vegoda, a researche= > r with ICANN. (via TechNewsWorld). Some technology users may experience som= > e glitches, such as people using VPN software to connect with their offices= > or users of point-to-point software such as Skype, he adds. > > > > Anyone that uses a residential router (Linksys, D-Link, Netgear, etc) is = > likely to need to upgrade that, most likely by buying a new one. Set-top bo= > xes are generally IPv4; anyone with a TV is likely to need to upgrade at le= > ast the software. Skype is not yet IPv6-capable, and will need one an updat= > e. "The ISPs will take care of this" is a really empty hope. The ISPs will = > take care of their part, but users should expect that there will be things = > jiggling over the coming couple of years. > > > > > > NetGear is apparently stepping up to the plate on the IPv6 CPE support > -- their WNDRxxxx series have stubs for IPv6 config in place now. > Granted, time and testing will reveal exactly how well (or poorly) > implemented the support is... > > I was pleasantly surprised to discover this while providing "Family > Tech Support" last weekend: > (See second list, #1) > # A New Firmware Version is Found. Do You Want to Upgrade to the New > Version Now? > # Current Firmware Version: V1.0.4.68NA > # New Firmware Version: V1.0.7.98NA > # Current GUI Language Version: V1.0.0.41 > # New GUI Language Version: V1.0.0.64 > # > # 1.Fixed "can't get IP from 3700 DHCP server". > # 2.Fixed "Some applications have disconnection issue in every 5~10 > minutes like Google talk, Battlefield, Starcraft, mIRC, AIM, ooVoo, > etc." > # 3.Fixed "Web page loading slow". > # 4.Fixed "DHCP reservation issue, change IP address of one device in > the reservation table and the device is changed to new IP, but the > attached device list still displays old IP". > # > # 1.IPv6 certified. > # 2.DLNA certified. > # 3.Remove WEP and TKIP from "Up to 135Mbps" and "Up to 300M > > > It will certainly be entertaining to see what behaviors the various > CPEs default to on the public-facing side. In the NetGear WNDR3700's > case after upgrading its firmware, options were included for: > Disabled (default) > Auto-detect > 6to4 Tunnel > Pass Through > Fixed > DHCP > PPPoE
Where is SLAAC? > At least that gives the various broadband providers flexibility in > tailoring their tech.support processes. (You know -- "click here, > click there," etc.) It's not always a broadband vendor on the upstream side. > FYI, > -Jeff > -- Mark Andrews, ISC 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: ma...@isc.org
