Re: How to force rapid ipv6 adoption

[Curtis Maurand <cmaurand () xyonet com>]

On 10/1/2015 2:29 PM, Owen DeLong wrote:
> > On Oct 1, 2015, at 00:39 , Baldur Norddahl <baldur.norddahl () gmail com> wrote:
> >
> > On 1 October 2015 at 03:26, Mark Andrews <marka () isc org> wrote:
> >
> > > Windows XP does IPv6 fine so long as there is a IPv4 recursive
> > > server available.  It's just a simple command to install IPv6.
> > >
> > >         netsh interface ipv6 install
> > If the customer knew how to do that he wouldn't still be using Windows XP.
> >
> >
> > > Actually I don't expect Gmail and Facebook to be IPv4 only forever.
> > Gmail and Facebook are already dual stack enabled. But I do not see
> > Facebook turning off IPv4 for a very long time. Therefore a customer that
> > only uses the Internet for a few basic things will be able to get along
> > with being IPv4-only for a very long time.
> Yes and no…
>
> I think you are right about facebook.
>
> However, I think eventually the residential ISPs are going to start charging extra
> for IPv4 service. Some residences may pay for it initially, but if they think there’s a
> way to move away from it and the ISPs start fingerpointing to the specific laggards,
> you’ll see a groundswell of consumers pushing to find alternatives.
>
> Owen
ipv6 is going to force a lot of consumers to replace hardware. Worse, 
it's not easy to set up and get right as ipv4 is.

--Curtis