According to this BBC article here: BBC News - Microsoft spends $7.5m on net addresses
Microsoft have brought 666,624 IPv4 adresses from bankrupt US company Nortel for $7.5 million. About $11.25 per address. More significatly, according to the beeb the final batch of IP addresses which were released earlier this year will be used up by the end of 2011. I think I'd best check if my home router is IPv6 compatible!
Not a number I'd want to associate myself with, but hey...Originally Posted by Dos_Box
I've already started on my plans for implementing IPv6 here. Updated our core switch to support it last break. Intending to do our other switches this next holiday.
Then during summer, introduce IPv6 DHCP and DNS records.
Would be a long time before we can do it here. I dont think our printers for one can support it.
You can run IPv6 and IPv4 along side each other in dual-stack mode for exactly this reason.
Most manufacturers are slowly but surely releasing firmware updates for their hardware to deal with this. However, it depends on the age of your equipment. If ancient, then you will be able to run alongside for some time, but should look at replacing at some point (as with any ancient hardware anyway).
Check Your IPv6 Connectivity/Readiness was posted earlier this year - it will tell you if you're ready (we are; it gives a 10/10 score for both IPv4 and IPv6)
*smirk* a year ago when I brought up IP6 on here most dismissed it
My place isn't ready, and we know this, my boss seems to think she knows everything and doesnt want us to go to IPv6, despite me telling her she would notice no difference and that it has to be done, soon!
Second house No. I lived in. Street name... Long Cross.
What, 666,624? That must've been one hell of a street!
A year ago, it wasn't overly important... It isn't overly important this year or next either, but its worth making a start.*smirk* a year ago when I brought up IP6 on here most dismissed it
Its only important when stuff stops working.A year ago, it wasn't overly important... It isn't overly important this year or next either, but its worth making a start.
It still is.
The ultimate question is though - Windows XP supports IPv6, however it isn't enabled by default and you have to install the IPv6 protocol through Properties. How is an admin to do this over hundreds of machines?
It is enabled by default on Windows Vista and Windows 7 however!
I suspect for most printers and/or routers/access points that firmware updates would allow the use of IPv6.
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