Seth Mattinen <sethm@rollernet.us> writes:
I came across these threads today; the blind ignorance towards IPv6 from some of the posters is kind of shocking.
There are actually a few good points mixed in there, like the guy who observes that dual stacking is of limited utility if there are no v4 addresses to be had. I keep performing this vendor monologue. It goes something like: What do I mean when I say "it must support IPv6"? I mean two things. First, full feature parity with IPv4. Everything that works under IPv4 must work under IPv6. If you have exceptions, you'd better document them and have a remediation plan (or work-around if it is a deficiency baked into the standard; there are a few of which I'm aware). Second, the device must function perfectly in an IPv6-only environment, with not a hint of IPv4 addressing around. Dual-stack capability is nice, but should be an easy thing to provide if you can handle the first two requirements. Furious scribbling in the 'ol Moleskine invariably ensues. I am not sure what it is about this set of requirements (which seems so plain to see that I felt as if I was belaboring the obvious the first time I brought it up) that seems like a revelation to people in the vendor space, but apparently it does. Are *you* doing *your* part? Taken your shoe off and banged it on the conference room table Khrushchev-style lately? -r