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Re: IPv6 Ignorance
From: "Robert E. Seastrom" <rs () seastrom com>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:21:46 -0400
Seth Mattinen <sethm () rollernet us> writes:
I came across these threads today; the blind ignorance towards IPv6 from some of the posters is kind of shocking.
There are actually a few good points mixed in there, like the guy who observes that dual stacking is of limited utility if there are no v4 addresses to be had. I keep performing this vendor monologue. It goes something like: What do I mean when I say "it must support IPv6"? I mean two things. First, full feature parity with IPv4. Everything that works under IPv4 must work under IPv6. If you have exceptions, you'd better document them and have a remediation plan (or work-around if it is a deficiency baked into the standard; there are a few of which I'm aware). Second, the device must function perfectly in an IPv6-only environment, with not a hint of IPv4 addressing around. Dual-stack capability is nice, but should be an easy thing to provide if you can handle the first two requirements. Furious scribbling in the 'ol Moleskine invariably ensues. I am not sure what it is about this set of requirements (which seems so plain to see that I felt as if I was belaboring the obvious the first time I brought it up) that seems like a revelation to people in the vendor space, but apparently it does. Are *you* doing *your* part? Taken your shoe off and banged it on the conference room table Khrushchev-style lately? -r
Current thread:
- Re: IPv6 Ignorance, (continued)
- Re: IPv6 Ignorance Owen DeLong (Sep 18)
- RE: IPv6 Ignorance Otis L. Surratt, Jr. (Sep 16)
- Re: IPv6 Ignorance Masataka Ohta (Sep 16)
- Re: IPv6 Ignorance Seth Mattinen (Sep 16)
- Re: IPv6 Ignorance Faisal Imtiaz (Sep 16)
- Re: IPv6 Ignorance Justin Wilson (Sep 16)
- Re: IPv6 Ignorance Faisal Imtiaz (Sep 16)
- Re: IPv6 Ignorance Tom Limoncelli (Sep 17)
- Re: IPv6 Ignorance Jason Leschnik (Sep 17)
- Re: IPv6 Ignorance Cameron Byrne (Sep 17)
- Re: IPv6 Ignorance Mark Andrews (Sep 17)
- Re: IPv6 Ignorance Robert E. Seastrom (Sep 18)
- Re: IPv6 Ignorance Steve Meuse (Sep 18)
- Re: IPv6 Ignorance Jared Mauch (Sep 18)
- Re: IPv6 Ignorance Steve Meuse (Sep 18)
- Re: IPv6 Ignorance Jared Mauch (Sep 18)
- Re: IPv6 Ignorance Michael Thomas (Sep 18)
- Re: IPv6 Ignorance Steve Meuse (Sep 18)
- Re: IPv6 Ignorance Mark Andrews (Sep 18)