Subj : Cable modem change
To   : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Nicholas Boel
Date : Sat Dec 03 2016 08:50:52

Hello Michiel,

On 03 Dec 16 11:22, Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Nicholas Boel:

 NB>> Even "World IPv6 Day" was what, 4 years ago?

 MV> First there was "World IPv6 day". That was in june 2011. Followed a
 MV> yearlater by "IPv6 launch day" on 6 June 2012. Many content providers
 MV> switched on IPv6 then.

Ah yes. I meant the launch day.. but forgot they were two separate things.

 NB>> It's still not fully implemented yet.

 MV> There is progress. I have an add-on intstalled for Firefox that show
 MV> me when a website is connected over IPv6.

 MV> https://addons.mozilla.org/nl/firefox/addon/ipvfox/

 MV> I find it encouraging how many content providers already support IPv6.

I'm gonna snag that up right now, actually. Sounds like fun. [30 seconds go by]

I dig it. When I hit my own website I get a nice big 6/little 6 display to the right of the address bar. I'll make sure to keep an eye on it while browsing. Thanks for the link! :)

 MV> I am not going to hold my breath either, but I think we will
 MV> eventually see the train coming on steam. It is unavoidable.

It's definitely unavoidable at some point. But the wait could continue to be quite hefty. I hope not, though.

 NB>> Yep. Unfortunately that's how the world works.

 MV> It appears I was wrong. The Ubee modem/router DOES have IPv6 access to
 MV> its web interface. But... not from a Win Xp system. On my laptop
 MV> running Win 7, I can access the web interface via the link local
 MV> address,

Via the router's link local address, correct? I'll have to try a little harder. I've been quickly testing these things while in reply to you usually, so in other words, not very extensive testing going on. :)

Did you have to go to the direct link? For example, when I hit "192.168.1.1" it goes to "http://192.168.1.1/Main_Login.asp" or something like that, so did you use "[ipv6 address]/Main_Login.asp"? or did the redirection work properly for you?

Also, did you have to use brackets around the IPv6 address? I remember this being an issue at one point, but some software seems to not require them.

 MV> Not all of the bigger ones and not in all countries. But some of the
 MV> big ones ARE moving. In the US, Comcast, Verizon and T-Mobile ARE
 MV> moving:

Sure they are moving, but at turtle speed. :)

Regards,
Nick

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