[NANOG] Re: IPv6 Legacy IP Warning Stickers

[Alex Buie via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

At the risk of oversimplifying:

“just because you can divide 8 apples between 2 people with long division
on paper, it’s a heck of a lot easier just to count off if you can get away
with it”


But this raises an interesting question; is there ever an actual end? What
does IPv6 adoption completion look like? Is there a definition of success?
You can almost certainly not buy a physical GP computer today at least that
does not support static IPv6 addressing in some manner, at least in terms
of network elements. And I could get IPv6 connectivity at nearly any
address in the US, (where I have experience) if I’m willing to pay enough
money for it. what else is there? Is IPv6 only considered successful with
IPv4 is truly turned off? There’s always gonna be people who want 32 bits
instead of 128 because it’s easier to carry around in your brain and doubly
so if you don’t even need the rest of those bits for what you’re trying to
do.

The allure of only having to set up a single protocol stack is very strong,
but I just don’t see it happening in my lifetime in a “production”
capacity.

You’re always gonna at least need some broker box somewhere with your last
/29 talking to the vestiges of the companies still running exchange 2003.
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