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To: Future Snake Eater

IPv6 is easy to remember, at least for addresses IT folks will be using a lot. Take loopback, commonly 127.0.0.1 (okay technically through 127.255.255.255, but people usually stick with that). IPv6 is even easier, ::1. And router configuration will get a whole lot easier.


7 posted on 06/04/2012 9:01:06 PM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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To: antiRepublicrat
Trouble is, for anything more than loopback, it's very verbose. For instance here's my IPv6 address: fe80::4a5b:39ff:fe10:7f1e/64 and it's IPv4 equivalent: 192.168.1.64.

We'll get used to it eventually, but it's gonna take a while. One of the biggest problems I see is address allocation. If we're not somewhat smart about how addresses are allocated, the vast majority of address space will be wasted (as is the case today already with IPv4).

8 posted on 06/05/2012 8:32:35 AM PDT by zeugma (Those of us who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.)
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To: antiRepublicrat

What about gateways, DNS servers, your Exchange server, the Active Directory servers, your intranet server, etc...

These are all IP addresses that I can rattle off the top of my head after a day or two of troubleshooting. IPv6 will make that quite a bit more difficult. Not to say it should be a showstopper, but it is a consideration.


9 posted on 06/05/2012 1:39:25 PM PDT by Future Snake Eater (CrossFit.com)
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