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Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer...
From: Mark Andrews <marka () isc org>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 11:00:45 +1100
In message <alpine.BSF.2.00.1102091459200.15471 () murf icantclick org>, david rai strick writes:
On Wed, 9 Feb 2011, Jens Link wrote:Scott Helms <khelms () ispalliance net> writes:IPv6 for some ISPs will be extraordinarily painful because of legacy layer 2 gearI don't feel sorry for them. We know that IPv6 is coming for how long? 15years? 10year? 5years? Well if you only read the mainstream media youAnd at what point during that time did they have any vendor gear they could purchase that -would- support v6? At -best- during the last 5 years, but I'd put money on that even today they can't purchase gear with adequate v6 support.
And who's fault is that? The ISP's and the vendors. The ISP's could have been requesting IPv6 support. The ISP's could have been running trials and providing feedback to the vendors. The vendors could have asked the ISP's to trail their IPv6 products. We have been saying for years "make sure you are ready". That means buying and testing equipment. Lots of those that tested went on to production years ago. As a vendor we like feedback on our products, good or bad. It's hard to work in a vacuum. -- Mark Andrews, ISC 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: marka () isc org
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- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer..., (continued)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Cameron Byrne (Feb 11)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... david raistrick (Feb 09)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Owen DeLong (Feb 09)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Jack Bates (Feb 09)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Jeff McAdams (Feb 09)
- RE: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... George Bonser (Feb 09)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Jeff McAdams (Feb 09)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Jeff Johnstone (Feb 09)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Jeff Johnstone (Feb 09)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Iljitsch van Beijnum (Feb 10)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Mark Andrews (Feb 09)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Jason Bertoch (Feb 09)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Jens Link (Feb 09)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Franck Martin (Feb 09)
- RE: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... George Bonser (Feb 09)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Iljitsch van Beijnum (Feb 09)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Jens Link (Feb 09)
- RE: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... George Bonser (Feb 09)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Scott Helms (Feb 09)
- RE: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... George Bonser (Feb 09)
- Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer... Scott Helms (Feb 09)