-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
i can see from the list of issues covered in the novell CLP 11
Good. Those kind of things should be ahead of the curve.
practicum that IPv6 is part of that. so how many people here are using IPv6 on a serious basis in their IT infrastructure?
+1
already? and why?
It is easier to deploy it in a gradual strategic way than to scramble when you suddenly have to support it.
It is MUCH easier to configure than IPv4. Netmasks: Gone. Multicast: Just Works. Auto-Config: Just works. No addressing issues for point-to-point links. And it is faster for really big local transfers and consumes less router resources on the WAN.
Why not use IPv6? It is just a better protocol.
did you really get to a point where IPv4 simply couldn't do the job anymore?
There is just no reason not to begin phasing out IPv4.
QWERTY effect strikes again... The earliest I remember talk about IPv6 was about 15 years ago, and mainly in the context of a solution to a shortage of address space with IPv4. When NAT became perceived as a basic solution to the latter problem interest waned, I suspect this is because those with existing and working networking infrastructures were a bit unwilling to replace them with something which (if it worked as expected) did much the same as they already had at a perceived considerable commitment of resources. Many would be wary of a mixed IP protocol approach (adds something else to go wrong in unpredictable ways, especially in environments which already have a mixture of protocols). Most IT technical teams are under resourced for what non-technical management expect them to perform, and there is, at least among the better technical managers a general unwillingness to commit their people to support additional responsibilities without the required additional resources (which are usually not forthcoming). Many admins adopt an 'if it aint broke dont fix it approach'. Therefore for something to be adopted it needs give a perceived significant benefit against any cost, (or an advocate which tells people to adopt X by date y or else ). - -- ============================================================================== I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone. Bjarne Stroustrup ============================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAkra5g0ACgkQasN0sSnLmgKPHwCfQzo9ok4YYbJMVGaejjBnYxK1 R7QAoM16DjyjoBm8I+acTSw6yTPWMIld =MXoW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org