[LINK] IPv6 doomed

[Richard Chirgwin]

Howard Lowndes wrote:
> David Boxall wrote:
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>>> ISPs and carriers have spectacularly failed with IPv6, to the point 
>>> where they need to resurrect network address translation (NATs) to 
>>> persist with IPv4, a leading expert has warned.
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>>> It is anticipated IPv4 address allocation could now run out as early 
>>> as January 2009 – particularly as sectors of the industry resort to 
>>> ‘panic buying’ of addresses as the shortage looms, according to Huston.
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>>> “When the IPv4 supply runs out, you’re going to have to pay [to get 
>>> addresses], and after another ten years the price is going be 
>>> amazing,” said Huston.
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> I think before we start blaming the ISPs and carriers we should be 
> pointing the bone at the gateway commodity manufacturers.  Can you think 
> of any ADSL gateway box that does IPv6 natively, let alone have the 
> ability to configure for IPv6.  Let's face it. most of these boxes are 
> still running Linux 2.4.x
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At the same conference as Geoff Houston spoke to, someone from Equinix 
recounted his personal experiment: "Can I connect to v6 as a home user?" 
- regarding the gateway situation, he was only able to identify a tiny 
handful of suitable boxes. He also couldn't get a consumer connection, 
and many of the v4-v6 gateway services he tried simply didn't work.

And don't get me started on the misguided pitches that have infested the 
IPv6 debate for most of its ten years... at least Geoff H is a hard-head 
and isn't babbling about connected refrigerators as if it were a 
credible business pitch.

RC

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