Re: turning on comcast v6

[Lee Howard <Lee () asgard org>]

On 12/20/13 8:07 AM, "Jamie Bowden" <jamie () photon com> wrote:

> > "Parity" isn't enough information; what features are missing?  RA is
> > part
> > of IPv6, but you don't have to use SLAAC.
> > I'd say it's the DHC people who need to hear it, not the IPv6 people,
> > but
> > YMMV.
>
> I have a question.  Why does DHCP hand out router, net mask, broadcast
> address, etc. in IPv4; why don't we all just use RIP and be done with it?
>
> You don't have to like how enterprise networks are built, but you better
> acknowledge that they are their own animal that have their own needs and
> drivers, and telling them that the way their networks are built are wrong
> and they need to change their whole architecture, separation of service,
> security model, etc. to fit your idea of perfection isn't winning
> friends.  You are, however, influencing people.  Perhaps not in the
> manner you intended.

So there's an interesting question.  You suggest there's a disagreement
between enterprise network operators and protocol designers. Who should
change?

I used to run an enterprise network. It was very different from an ISP
network. I didn't say, "You're wrong!" I said, "What's missing?"

There are business reasons to run IPv6. The fact that it's different than
IPv4 is not a reason not to use it.

Lee

> Jamie