[AusNOG] [v6z] Why you shouldn't worry about switching to IPv6 now

[Skeeve Stevens]

Thank you Scott.

I was sitting here, having just read the article thinking 'umm, what is wrong with what he is saying' especially for consumers and small business.

But the entire list seemed to be upset and I wasn't wanting to start Friday with being flamed…. But since you brought it up, I will support you.

>From the perspective of those end-users that "don’t know the difference" I don't see a problem with this article in that while we don’t like what it says, it seems to be entirely appropriate and accurate.

Also, I am assuming the article was written in response to the thousands of 'end of the world' articles about v6 and that we all have to move… NOW.

If you know me, you will know that I am a massive supporter of IPv6, given talks on it all over the region and my company is probably the largest 'external' (doing it for other peoples networks) integrators of IPv6 in this country (and others)… but reality is reality and this article is just speaking the truth, no matter how much we may not like to hear it.


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On 15/04/11 8:12 AM, "Scott Howard" <scott at doc.net.au<mailto:scott at doc.net.au>> wrote:

On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 4:09 AM, Tom Storey <tom at snnap.net<mailto:tom at snnap.net>> wrote:
Is it just me or does anyone else find this article disturbing?

http://www.techworld.com.au/article/383241/why_shouldn_t_worry_about_switching_ipv6_now/

But is it wrong?

Should my parents be thinking about upgrading to IPv6?  Or should they just carry on paying their ISP $40 a month so that they can get email and Google?

Should I be worrying if my Blackberry supports IPv6?  Or should I just keep paying my telco for my data plan and accessing my email on it as I always have?

Should I be worried that my web host doesn't support IPv6? Will there be people who won't be able to access it in the near future if I don't have IPv6 on it?

I really see this playing out a lot like when Australia changed from "standard" petrol to unleaded petrol.  The change didn't occur with the consumer - you didn't suddenly have to go out and buy a new car, just because a new type of fuel was being introduced. Instead we replied on the petrol stations to give us full compatibility - you could pull into any petrol station with any type of car, and know that it would "work" regardless.

Like it or not, that's how IPv6 is going to have to happen. Customers aren't going to be upgrading in the next few months, and possibly not even within the next few years - it's going to be up to the ISPs to handle the issues and let the consumers carry on as they are today.

Ask yourself which you find more disturbing - this article, or the that I can count the number of ISPs in Australia that are even close to being IPv6 ready on one hand.

  Scott.
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