IPv6: The future of net addresses explained
Why it'll make things easier but won't solve security issues
Why is there so much fuss about IPv6 at the moment? Why do we need it, and what's it for?
The answers are becoming increasingly important as the pool of IPv4 addresses finally begins to run out.
By this time next year the drought will begin to bite – or so it's reckoned – but will IPv6 solve any of the problems and exploits currently made possible by IPv4?
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AT&T sees businesses wading slowly into IPv6
Even though we're due to run out of IPv4 addresses in the next year, AT&T doesn't expect enterprises to be fully IPv6-ready when D-Day arrives.
The biggest hurdle for a lot of customers is simply understanding the scope of what has to be done to migrate to IPv6," says Dale McHenry, the vice president of enterprise networking for AT&T Business Solutions. "There's just a lot of parts. It's amazing how broad IP addressing is with all the sub-networks that are active in our own internal systems."
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How To Deploy IPv6 In Your Organisation
The Internet is running out of the current version of IP addresses. Maintain competitive advantage and save money by switching to IPv6 now
From its humble beginnings a few decades ago, the Internet has experienced explosive growth due to the rise in personal computers as well as other connected devices such as mobile phones and gaming consoles. It forms an integral part of our daily lives and many of us can no longer imagine a world without email, search and online shopping.
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The advantages and disadvantages of IPv6
pv6 is considered the future successor of the old internet protocol, Ipv4. Although Ipv6 has began serving in the current time, Ipv4 is still the main controller of the market. Yet, Ipv4 is suffering from a serious exhaustion and problems which are giving focus to the upcoming Ipv6.
Both Ipv6 and Ipv4 are Internet protocols for addresses. This means that each of them is a numerical system which allows each computer connected to the internet to be recognized by a specific IP address. This is an essential role for the internet since computers communicate using numbers rather than names. Yet, humans have developed the DNS (domain name system) to solve the problems associated with interacting with the Internet Protocols. In fact, domain names are simply alpha-numerical combinations stored in specific servers and each pointing to a specific IP address.
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Microsoft’s Tech.Ed goes IPv6
Microsoft’s annual event for IT professionals, Tech.Ed, will this year deploy IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) for the first time in an effort to drive education and awareness about the technology.
Microsoft Australia’s Web platform evangelist, Jorke Odolphi, said whole industries were currently viewing IPv6 as “a bit too hard” and were unsure of how the next generation protocol worked.
“There’s been a lot of talk about IPv4 being depleted and reached exhaustion, saying the internet is getting full and that’s one way of thinking about it,” Odolphi said.
“I believe the problem comes down to application developers and people who are running software that has hard coded tendencies on IPv4. When we actually start to run into these problems, there’s going to be a whole bunch of applications that need to be updated and that’s going to be a big challenge for IT in Australia and developers.”
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IPv6 Deployed But in Unexpected Places
Eric Vyncke reporting in the NetworkWorld: "IPv6 exists for more than 15 years and it is rumored to be deployed extensively in Asia and especially in Japan and China with Africa being the last continent to deploy IPv6. Another place where there should be a lot of deployments is of course in the USA with the US Government IPv6 mandates. But, when it comes to measure where web sites are actually deployed over IPv6, the rumor proves to be just a myth..."
i.root-servers.net available via ipv6
Last week Kurt Erik Lindqvist, CEO of netnod announced to NANOG mailing list that the the I root server DNS server turned on IPv6. Currently, it's only enabled at the Stockholm node.
NTT and AT&T have had web presentations on IPv6
Within the last few weeks NTT and AT&T have had web presentations on IPv6.
Last Call : 2010 Global IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey
This is a last-call reminder to participate in the 2010 Global IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey, conducted by GNKS Consult and TNO in collaboration with the RIPE NCC.
The survey is available at:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/IPv6deploymentmonitoring2010
The deadline to complete the survey is this Thursday, 1 July 2010.
All five Regional Internet Registries have committed to soliciting participation in this survey in order to compile the most complete global IPv6 deployment data possible. The goal of the survey is to gain a better understanding of where the community is moving, and what can be done to ensure the Internet community is ready for the widespread adoption of IPv6.
We encourage all organisations in the RIPE NCC service region to participate in this survey, which we hope will establish a comprehensive view of present IPv6 penetration and future plans for IPv6 deployment.
The survey is composed of 23 questions and can be completed in about 15 minutes. For those without IPv6 allocations or assignments, or who have not yet deployed IPv6, the questions will be fewer in number.
Results of the IPv6 Deployment Monitoring Survey will be presented and discussed at RIPE 61, which will be held 15-19 November in Rome, Italy.
Results will also be published on IPv6 Act Now:
http://ipv6actnow.org
Please provide your name and contact information on the survey form if you wish to receive the draft survey analysis when available. Please also indicate whether you are willing to share additional data with the TNO and GNKS Consult IPv6 Deployment Monitoring team.
Any questions concerning the survey itself should be addressed to <info@gnksconsult.com>.
Regards,
Paul Rendek
Head of External Relations and Communications RIPE NCC
Facebook is experimenting with IPv6
Facebook is experimenting with IPv6 connectivity to their website. www.v6.facebook.com has IPv6 address 2620:0:1cfe:face:b00c::3 You can reach facebook over IPv6 on the following address:
http://www.v6.facebook.com
apps.v6.facebook.com has IPv6 address 2620:0:1cfe:face:b00c::6
