[arin-ppml] v4 to v6 obstacles

[Lee Howard]

----- Original Message ----
> From: Matthew Kaufman <matthew at matthew.at>
> To: Owen DeLong <owen at delong.com>
>
> If I have dual-stack IPv6 + NAT (or if my ISP was lucky, public) IPv4 
> service, how is my access to Google, Yahoo or MSN better than it is if I 
> have *only* IPv4 via NAT?

IPv6 is cheaper (for the ISP, who doesn't have to pass the expense on 
to you) than large-scale NAT.

> When there's an answer to that question more exciting than "the turtle 
> dances when you go to kame.net", people will care and demand IPv6. Until 
> then, why would they bother?
> 
> I've had every desktop in my house IPv6-enabled for over a year. I've 
> experienced absolutely no difference, except for a few sites that are a 
> bit slower to reach as a result. On those days when, for whatever 
> reason, the IPv6 is down... I don't even notice until I happen to see it 
> in the logs.

That's the goal!  If you can't tell the difference, then that's a success!

Lee