Re: quietly....

[Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>]

On Feb 6, 2011, at 9:49 AM, Roland Perry wrote:

> In article <20110205131510.BE13E9B5167 () drugs dv isc org>, Mark Andrews <marka () isc org> writes
> > > And when my vendor is Sipura, or Sony[1], how does an individual small
> > > enterprise attract their attention and get the features added?
> >
> > You return the equipment as not suitable for the advertised purpose
> > and demand your money back.  Renumbering is expected to occur with
> > IPv6, part of renumbering is getting the name to address mappings
> > right.  With DHCP the DHCP server normally does it.  With SLAAC the
> > host has to do it as there is no other choice.
> >
> > Here in Australia it is Repair/Replace/Refund if the product purchased
> > is faulty.  That applies to all products.  If the milk is off when
> > we get home we go back and get it replaced and if the store is out
> > of stock we get a refund.  I've returned and had replaced plenty
> > of stuff over the years.
>
> I think you are just confirming my view that moving from IPv4 to IPv6 will involve more than the ISP doing some magic 
> that's transparent to the majority of users. And good luck returning a 3 year old PS/3 for a refund on the basis it 
> doesn't support IPv6.
> -- 
> Roland Perry

I'm pretty sure the PS3 will get resolved through a software update.

Yes, there will be user-visible disruptions in this transition.

No, it can't be 100% magic on the part of the service provider.

It still has to happen. There is no viable alternative.

Owen