Re: V6 still not supported

[Josh Luthman <josh () imaginenetworksllc com>]

ISP here.  Deploying gigabit FTTH.  No IPv6.

Customers have 0 complaints about IPv6.  0 Complaints since 2006.

On Wed, Mar 9, 2022 at 4:32 PM Grant Taylor via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>
wrote:

> On 3/9/22 1:01 PM, Jay Hennigan wrote:
> > It's not just equipment vendors, it's ISPs.
>
> I completely agree.
>
> I get why line of business applications; e.g. billing, provisioning,
> repair, haven't been updated to support IPv6.
>
> But I believe that any network equipment vendor that is (or has been for
> the last 1-2 decades) selling /new/ equipment really has no excuse for
> not IPv6 not having feature parity with IPv4.
>
> > Here in Oregon, Frontier was recently acquired by Ziply. They're doing
> > massive infrastructure work and recently started offering symmetrical
> > gigabit FTTH. This is a brand new greenfield PON deployment. No
> > IPv6. It took being transferred three times to reach a person who
> > even knew what it was.
>
> I've had similar lack of success with my municipal GPON provider.  At
> least the people answering support tickets know what IPv6 is and know
> that it's on their future list without even being in planing / testing
> phase.
>
> > Likewise the Wave Broadband cable operator. No IPv6, no plans for it.
>
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>
> --
> Grant. . . .
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