RE: IPv6

["Deepak Jain" <deepak () ai net>]

> Nearly every customer of mine has required IPv6 in their RFPs for over a
> year, but not a single one has turned it on even for testing.

Agreed. Similar experience over here.

> > Once it's a product, I think you'll see some people
> > buying it...
>
> You mean once Windows has it enabled by default, people will
> start using it.
> IMHO, the only chance IPv6 has of widespread US deployment is if it can
> happen without end users knowing they're using IPv6.

Windows customers will not notice it once they can accept DHCP'd IPV6
addresses and their provider does 6to4 mapping and what not.

> Unfortunately vendor C still ships nearly all of its L3 switches and core
> routers with forwarding engines that don't grok IPv6 packets, even if said
> vendor has supported IPv6 in software for several years now.

Vendor C wants you to upgrade to new hardware-level IPV6 ASICs once demand
is high enough. And then a new + verison once you need wirespeed. :)

Deepak Jain
AiNET