M$ expanding ip to ipv6

[Sydog]

heres a article I found from www.xp-erience.org

http://www.microsoft.com/windows.netserver/technologies/ipv6/default.asp

edit: oh and my 3d mark link is working now

[KingJackal]

Ahhh yes - finally. Doesn't solve all the problems, but it sure as hell allows more of those popular mid-level IP address regions out to the starved Telco's.

LOL @ upper level IP space holders that keep holding them for dear life.... :p :D

[Gh0s7 L3mUr]

It's good to see they are fully supporting the new revision. :)

[KingJackal]

Heh, new..... ?

IPv6 has been supported by some ISP's since back in 2000!

And the standard was first being played with back in '95 - '96.

MS ain't exactly being cutting edge here....

[Genesis]

Im just happy that there taking it aboard, weather it be new or not! :)

[thabass]

Here is thought..

If you imagine IPv4 as a golf ball (in size) in terms of addresses then IPv6 would the size of the moon in terms of addresses.

I say bring on personal IP addresses.. i am sure they will come up with a similar system to personalised plates as well..

[TheChosen_1]

Yeah one of my tutors mentioned this, very good idea.

[Wibber]

ha CPIT has a class B addy :) of wihih they use 1600-1700 addys :) I allways found that funny...uni has one too keaff?

[Tiggerz]

IP6 has been in WinXP since it was in beta.. Xp will use both depending on what it sees in the header. Since the standard is not yet complete - microsoft will be doing some updates if there are any changes to the standard.

[thabass]

The government is its wiseness gave all the uni's class B address ranges, you have realise that the net was developed for academic use.

But most uni's want to sell there ranges back to ISPs, they are worth a packet :0). They only need 1 address per outside connection and they can use NAT for internal addresses. As is the case in most internal networks.