Five Things You Need To Know About IPv6

We need it soon. The supply of Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) addresses is dwindling, spurring interest in the transition to IPv6, with its exponentially larger address space. Since the IPv6 standard was established in 1999, operating systems and network equipment have steadily added support, says John Curran, president and CEO of the American Registry for Internet Numbers. But the transition got started so early that it has since faded into the background.
Complete info at NetworkWorld, ComputerWorld and CIO.

2010-09-01 15:28:15, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=6449

IPv6 deployment

On a whim, I decided to deploy IPv6. And all I can say is: It’s a lot easier than you think. I’m writing down a few notes here from the non-network-engineer’s point of view. This is supposed to be the first from a series of postings about my IPv6 deployment.

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2010-09-01 09:07:46, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Ipv6ActNow/~3/zhQnqhnSrsY/

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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[ Source TechRadar ]

2010-08-30 17:56:47, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ipv6news/~3/pc04i2elwY0/

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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[ Source NetworkWorld ]

2010-08-30 17:52:10, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ipv6news/~3/4syr5LMKY3k/

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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[ Source Eweek Europe ]

2010-08-30 17:35:11, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ipv6news/~3/wO0KVXRGz7k/

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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[ Source Helium ]

2010-08-30 17:32:29, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ipv6news/~3/_JebgAly2fQ/

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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[ Source : ComputerWorld ]

2010-08-30 17:30:41, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ipv6news/~3/BjFToreQh28/

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..."

2010-08-30 13:47:00, Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ipv6news/~3/8KuIxXNrnH0/

Gearing up for E- Needs: Internet Protocol Version Change

After the telecom revolution it is now the turn of e-initiatives to change the life of common Indian. The day is not far when the common man will be able to access and process all his needs and deeds from his desktop, laptop or palmtop.
Complete info at NVOnews.

2010-08-29 22:25:49, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=6448

A Disturbance in the Force

Can customers prepare for the coming round of protocol enhancements?
Complete info at Sys-Con.

2010-08-29 22:22:55, Source: http://www.ipv6tf.org/news/newsroom.php?id=6447