On Wednesday 08 September 2010 21:12:17 James Knott wrote:
Ilya Chernykh wrote:
They say not in plans.
That's a common problem. We'll soon reach the point where IPv4 addresses are no longer available to ISPs and sometime after that to new customers.
My provider used dynamic IPs and also NAT to mitigate this problem. Using NAT there is virtully no problem with IP address shortage (NAT technology limits some network activities, but this does not concern the provider as there is plenty of users who are willing to pay for NAT access, some even ask to change their PPTP or PPPoE to NAT, erroneously confusing it with IPoE)
In the mean time, there's no reason why people can't get ready now, even if they have to use a tunnel to get IPv6.
As I mentioned, I use gogoNET. They have a client available for Linux, Windows, Unix, Mac etc. (versions other than Windows have to be compiled) that can be configured for either a single address or a subnet. It's easy to set up and get going on IPv6 with it.
I have tried but it seems not to work for me.
The other provider I mention may be better for use with routers that support 6in4 tunnels, but can certainly be used with a Linux box.
If ISPs don't provide IPv6, then they'll be forced to use NAT, as some already do. As has been shown, that breaks some protocols and also makes it difficult for people to reach their own networks.
This is a concern of users, not providers, so the providers are comfortable with NAT. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org