On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 3:58 PM, Doug Barton <dougb@dougbarton.us> wrote:
I do agree with you that pointing fingers at this stage is really not helpful. I continue to maintain that being supportive of those content networks that are willing to wade in is the right answer.
Frankly, I think the finger is simply pointing in the wrong direction. I have zero choices for native IPv6 at home, and I'm sure that is true for the majority of us. SOHO CPE support barely exists because access networks haven't been asking for it. Call centers are certainly not equipped to evaluate "traceroute tickets" or assist users in any practical way, which is why we see "disable IPv6 and try again" as the cookie-cutter answer to any problem when the end-user has IPv6. The expectation that content providers should rush to publish AAAA records by default (instead of white-listing, etc.) at a time when even motivated end-users can't get IPv6 without resorting to tunnels is ridiculous. Let's be glad that these content providers have done all the necessary prep work, such as deploying appropriate network infrastructure and updating their software, so that they can choose to send AAAA responses when they want to. This problem is, and always has been, on the access side. Point your fingers that way. -- Jeff S Wheeler <jsw@inconcepts.biz> Sr Network Operator / Innovative Network Concepts