It doesn’t. You can get IPv6 working with off-the-shelf equipment if you choose to.
Randy chose to use that particular hardware and software combination. Owen On Dec 11, 2013, at 7:11 AM, Eric Oosting <eric.oost...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 8:17 AM, Randy Bush <ra...@psg.com> wrote: > >> Randy Bush wrote: >>> http://comcast6.net/ tells me that the local cmts is v6 enabled. my >>> modem, a cisco dpc3008, is in the supported products list. so how do >>> i turn the sucker on? >>> >>> randy >> >> after a lot of messing about with the massive help of Chris Adams and >> John Brzozowski, problem solved. see http://rtechblog.psg.com/ > > > It brings a tear to my eye that it takes: > > 0) A long standing and well informed internet technologist; > 1) specific, and potentially high end, CPE for the res; > 2) specific and custom firmware, unsupported by CPE manufacturer ... or > anyone; > 3) hand installing several additional packages; > 4) hand editing config files; > 5) sysctl kernel flags; > 6) several shout outs to friends and coworkers for assistance (resources > many don't have access to); > 7) oh, and probably hours and hours twiddling with it. > > just to get IPv6 to work correctly. > > Yea, that's TOTALLY reasonable. > > -e > > >> >> >> randy >> >>
