EC task force recommends a 'plan of action' for IPv6

Iria · May 30, 2008, 04:15 AM

A recommendation to the European Parliament regarding implementation and support for IPv6 addresses clearly states that legislators should, pretty soon, most definitely, whenever they can, do something.
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Source: BetaNews

Matth · May 30, 2008, 09:23 PM

Yeah, anything they can claim a ton of expenses for.

It seems pretty much inevitable that there is going to be a train wreck of massive proportions before anything gets sorted.

One basic piece of logic is that HTTP, passive FTP, POP3 and SMTP should be 100% usable with IPv4 servers gatewayed to IPv6 clients, while IPv4 clients could be supported through a NAT router with IPv6 WAN side and IPv4 LAN side - in fact, there seems little need to deploy IPv6 on the LAN side of a NAT router at all.

One major aggravation with anything that looks like a proxy or NAT (like an IPv6-IPv4 gateway), is when servers limit activity by address, though IPv6 upgrades there would eliminate the gateway.

May 30, 2008, 04:15 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	EC task force recommends a 'plan of action' for IPv6 A recommendation to the European Parliament regarding implementation and support for IPv6 addresses clearly states that legislators should, pretty soon, most definitely, whenever they can, do something. ______________ Source: BetaNews

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Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	Yeah, anything they can claim a ton of expenses for. It seems pretty much inevitable that there is going to be a train wreck of massive proportions before anything gets sorted. One basic piece of logic is that HTTP, passive FTP, POP3 and SMTP should be 100% usable with IPv4 servers gatewayed to IPv6 clients, while IPv4 clients could be supported through a NAT router with IPv6 WAN side and IPv4 LAN side - in fact, there seems little need to deploy IPv6 on the LAN side of a NAT router at all. One major aggravation with anything that looks like a proxy or NAT (like an IPv6-IPv4 gateway), is when servers limit activity by address, though IPv6 upgrades there would eliminate the gateway. __________________ Mary had a little lamb, Her father shot it dead Now Mary takes her lamb to school, Between two crusts of bread