A discussion elsewhere on the forum brought it home to me how unprepared most of us are in respect of the change to IPv6. Already the
final batch of IPv4 addresses has been assigned, so we are now firmly on the downward slope towards the time when they will be exhausted.
Several things have to happen to achieve the changeover, including some interim means of enabling users without IPv6 capability to retain connectivity. I thought it would be a good idea to gather together all the available relevant information to help users prepare themselves. What I propose, if we can collect sufficient information, is to tabulate the data in several sections:
- ISP readiness
- router readiness
- operating system readiness
- browser readiness
- ... and anything else?
As a first test, you can see your own state of readiness
here.If people can post comments to this message with information in the above categories, I will tabulate it here. All contributions are of course acknowledged.
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RoutersBillion 7800N - firmware upgrade promised this spring
Billion 7800NL - IPv6 compatible
Draytek Vigor 2130 Series (router only, not ADSL) - IPv6 Phase 1
Fritz!Box 3270 (?), 7270, 7340, 7390 - IPv6 compatible
2-wire 2700HGV (BT Business Hub) - IPv6 compatible (may need a firmware upgrade?)
Operating systemsLinux (all versions for last 5 years or more) - IPv6 compatible
Windows XP (SP2 and later) - IPv6 compatible
Windows Vista - IPv6 compatible
BrowsersFirefox (all versions) - IPv6 compatible
Internet Explorer (v8 and later) - IPv6 compatible
Opera v11 - IPv6 compatible