At least there is general consensus among pretty much everyone - with the exception of a small number of cranks - that IPv6 is good.
Now I'm officially a crank because i fail to see why IPv6 is any better than slightly perked up IPv4 - except for the bottom line of box vendors who'll get to sell more of the new boxes doing essentially the same thing.
Vadim -- You're only a crank if you don't think a slightly perked up IPV4 is a good thing. :) My justification for IPV6 being a good thing is this: 1) Is IPV4 approaching an addressing limitation? 2) Does IPV6 provide a significant buffer of new addresses (given current allocation policies) the way IPV4 did when it was new? If (1 & 2) => IPV6 is good If (1 | 2) => undefined If !(1 & 2) => who cares? I (personally) don't think IPV6 will change the way the internet operates in a significant fashion overnight. I think the vast majority of operators will just use IPV6 like funny IPV4 addresses. I think this is a good thing it says the current internet basically works. I think box vendors will always find something to sell, and they are always trying to rewrap existing features/functionality into new an exciting products -- though I think its marketing's fault, not the engineers. I am sure you will agree, network service providers do much the same thing with VPN/MPLS tunnel/mumble products. My $0.02, Deepak Jain AiNET