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The best explanation I've read as to why ipv6 adoption isn't happening is here: http://cr.yp.to/djbdns/ipv6mess.html http://cr.yp.to/djbdns/ipv6mess.html .
by kree10 17y ago
The best explanation I've read as to why ipv6 adoption isn't happening is here: http://cr.yp.to/djbdns/ipv6mess.html http://cr.yp.to/djbdns/ipv6mess.html .
- jvdh 17y agoDan Bernstein mainly describes that it is currently very hard to switch over. I would add to that that there is currently no reason whatsoever for an existing user to switch. Running out of address space is not a problem for an existing user. Also there is no real "killer app" for IPV6. When they started with IPv6, there was a vision that it would solve all the hard problems that we currently have with networking: address space, multihoming, and mobility of both users and applications. However, all the zealots in the IETF made sure that IPv6 is as compatible to IPv4 as possible, thus it only solves the depletion of addresses. Also, there is no guarantee that the routing mess that we currently have with BGP will magically go away when we switch over to IPv6. There are already signs that that problem is only going to get worse.