On Feb 16, 2012, at 4:31 AM, Jared Mauch wrote: > > On Feb 15, 2012, at 7:55 PM, Nathan Eisenberg wrote: > >>> IPv6 is operational. >> >> How is this a misconception? It works fine for me... > > I think he left off "In Japan". There's been a lot of local politics as it > relates to the broken nature of IPv6 in japan. When its there, it's not > globally accessible in many cases (at the consumer or last-mile level). Most > (all?) major backbones are IPv6 capable these days, but in some cases it's > 6PE vs "native". > > IPv6 is operational and does work, but like any protocol there are issues. > If you are unaware, take a look at what people are trying to put into IPv4 > still at IETF. The fact that the IPv6 day went so well last year, and the > IPv6 launch is coming quickly is a reminder its real. Me? I can't wait to > have this behind us. (Oh, and if you're not at least routing your IPv6 space > to your lab/NOC LAN, get on it. Even if you have to poke the 'security' guys > who think you need an IPv6 NAT in the eye). > > - Jared
Yes, I'm well aware of the problems being created by the attempts by NTT to force the government to let them be a residential ISP. Owen
