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Would be very interesting to hear what the HN folks' experiences are with the whole v6day thing. Hopefully it should be a non-event, but interesting to know any

by ay 15y ago

Would be very interesting to hear what the HN folks' experiences are with the whole v6day thing. Hopefully it should be a non-event, but interesting to know anything otherwise.

guylhem 15y ago
It's just a good opportunity to configure services and test how it works. Personally I had never touched anything ipv6 related before this spring. There was no real reason to (blame me). Now seems a good moment.
- mblakele 15y ago
  I think that's exactly the idea. If an annual nudge gets some folks to set up ipv6, then there is a steady increase in the size of the ipv6 network. For the most part, no one will have any reason to turn it off again the next day. When can we start an annual "turn off ipv4" day? http://bgp.he.net/ipv6-progress-report.cgi http://bgp.he.net/ipv6-progress-report.cgi suggests that we'll have to wait a while.
  - trout 15y ago
    I think they're turning off fax and IPv4 on the same day, I read that somewhere.
    - InclinedPlane 15y ago
      I normally avoid posting jokes on HN, but this is highly relevant: http://www.thehighdefinite.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/2010-02-05-27c71fd.png http://www.thehighdefinite.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/20...
  - jarin 15y ago
    Ok, so I was reading about that in the FAQs, that website owners are supposed to turn off IPv6 after today in order to measure the "impact". Not sure what they mean by that.
- syncsynchalt 15y ago
  Before IPv6 day the majors were afraid to enable v6 and accidentally break 1% of their users (somehow). Hopefully once the day is past and the world didn't end, everyone will be comfortable rolling out v6 whenever they want.
dangrossman 15y ago
Comcast came by and ripped the cable off the pole at just about midnight exactly. I've had no internet connection since and have no idea if it'll be back on before the day is over. I'm on HN through my phone. Coincidence I'm sure.

by ay 15y ago

Would be very interesting to hear what the HN folks' experiences are with the whole v6day thing. Hopefully it should be a non-event, but interesting to know anything otherwise.

guylhem 15y ago

It's just a good opportunity to configure services and test how it works. Personally I had never touched anything ipv6 related before this spring. There was no real reason to (blame me). Now seems a good moment.

mblakele 15y ago
I think that's exactly the idea. If an annual nudge gets some folks to set up ipv6, then there is a steady increase in the size of the ipv6 network. For the most part, no one will have any reason to turn it off again the next day. When can we start an annual "turn off ipv4" day? http://bgp.he.net/ipv6-progress-report.cgi http://bgp.he.net/ipv6-progress-report.cgi suggests that we'll have to wait a while.
- trout 15y ago
  I think they're turning off fax and IPv4 on the same day, I read that somewhere.
  - InclinedPlane 15y ago
    I normally avoid posting jokes on HN, but this is highly relevant: http://www.thehighdefinite.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/2010-02-05-27c71fd.png http://www.thehighdefinite.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/20...
- jarin 15y ago
  Ok, so I was reading about that in the FAQs, that website owners are supposed to turn off IPv6 after today in order to measure the "impact". Not sure what they mean by that.
syncsynchalt 15y ago
Before IPv6 day the majors were afraid to enable v6 and accidentally break 1% of their users (somehow). Hopefully once the day is past and the world didn't end, everyone will be comfortable rolling out v6 whenever they want.

dangrossman 15y ago

Comcast came by and ripped the cable off the pole at just about midnight exactly. I've had no internet connection since and have no idea if it'll be back on before the day is over. I'm on HN through my phone. Coincidence I'm sure.