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The original RFC came out in 1995, the modern RFC used today in 1998 - almost 25 years ago. When I was in college in 2012 (going through the Cisco NetAcad) they
by crims0n 4y ago
The original RFC came out in 1995, the modern RFC used today in 1998 - almost 25 years ago. When I was in college in 2012 (going through the Cisco NetAcad) they were preaching that our IPv6 future was "just around the corner". I am going on 10 years in network and security now, and I still don't see it. At least in the US, IPv4 is, and will remain, the dominant force.
There are many reasons for this, but one of the biggest is - from a practical standpoint, the only thing wrong with it is the lack of addresses. Even the perceived shortage is hardly felt though - what is the going rate of an Elastic IP not associated with an EC2 instance these days, $0.005 per hour?
- lmm 4y agoThe US has a disproportionate chunk of IP addresses due to the original allocation. Where I live the lack is definitely being felt.
- gwbas1c 4y agoCame to make a similar comment, except that my "IPV6 is just around the corner" in college moment came in 2000. I personally don't understand the holdup... I've seen so many forced upgrades as a consumer, and even more as a technology developer, that it seems like by now some group should be able to pick a cut-over date. (Examples: the 3G shutdown, TurboTax told me that my computer won't be supported next year, VHS tapes no longer being made, ect.)
- capitol_ 4y agoAs of I'm writing this google sees 50.03% of its traffic on v6. According to https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html Maybe dominant is the wrong word, large might be better.