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Re: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer...


From: Jack Bates <jbates () brightok net>
Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:00:49 -0600



On 2/11/2011 3:41 PM, Ricky Beam wrote:
In bridge mode, any modem will do.  It's when the modem is also the
router (which is most cases today) that it will need attention to
support IPv6. (in bridge mode, you'll have to fix whatever it's plugged
into, but that's the customer's problem... off to Best Buy for an IPv6
capable D-Link.)

I just finished discussing with the one telco in my network that deployed PPPoE. All customers will bring their modem into the office, where the front desk ladies will flash the config to bridge mode. It was that or replace thousands of CPE that never will support IPv6 in routed mode.

Have a nice day.



Jack


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