IPv6 Update<br><br>1.IPv6 is operational, it plays an expanding role in Windows, especially Windows7.<br><br>2. Microsoft's FREE domain name system built on the (rootless) Peer-Name-Resolution-Protocol PNRP requires IPv6.<br>
<br>3. IPv6 is stable in Linux Kernels especially 2.6 now making their way into $50 CPE devices.<br><br>4. DD-WRT with the Linux 2.6 Kernel runs on the Cisco/Linksys WRT160N CPE WIFI routers [Version 3 hardware] Refurb units are common at $40. Cisco still uses the 2.4 Kernel and provides all of the open source including build environment.<br>
<br>5. Since IPv6 address space is massive, FREE allocations are readily available. Prefix Uniqueness is derived from domain names at $7/year. ASNs<br>are also FREE.<br><br>6. Comcast and ISC have a joint venture field-trial with an open source IPv6 to IPv4 (network-based<br>
proxy) arrangement. DNS is likely involved.<br><br>7. ISC has just announced more DNS plans and software. See <a href="http://CircleID.com">http://CircleID.com</a><br><br>---<br>IPv6 is operational. IPv4 still has a massive amount<br>
of space once audits are complete and clean-up<br>is done. Also, as people move to IPv6 that will free<br>up IPv4.<br><br>IPv6 is a separate network. It is one of many migration options from IPv4, which will have extended addressing. Standards groups like the<br>
Mobile IPTV people did not select IPv6 they opted<br>for a UDP-shim extension on IPv4.<br><br>IPv6 sales people have a hammer - everything looks like a nail...<br>