Subj : RIPE to run out of IPv4 this week?
To   : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Andre Grueneberg
Date : Fri Aug 03 2012 22:49:14

Hi Michiel

Michiel van der Vlist schrieb:

 AG>> as long as there are legacy customers and IPv4-only content it'll be
 AG>> hard switch off IPv4 for access providers.
 MvdV> I wonder how long the situation of IPv4 only content will last.

As it took ~15 years to start wider spread dual-stack deployment ... I'd expect roundabout the same time to get rid of it.

 MvdV> Anyway, the US Veterans Affair Department has announced that they
 MvdV> will switch off IPv4 in Oct 2014:  http://tinyurl.com/69bg7vv

We'll see ... I'm repeating myself ... I do not believe in future plans of others. :)

 AG>> One day content providers could start relying on access providers 
 AG>> to support transition mechanisms ... but even that is 
 AG>> questionable.
 MvdV> Such as the SixXs IPv4 -> IPv6 gateways?  I don't think that
 MvdV> scales well. Besides it serves only one protocol. The SixXs gates
 MvdV> are for http only. 

No, I mean things like NAT64+DNS64 in one or the other variant. These HTTP-Proxies are funny, but the protocol is a rather simple one.

 MvdV> Who will make a gateway for Binkp? No use, might as well route 
 MvdV> the message via a dual stack binkp site.

Like with modems, ISDN and binkp, one can easily choose its links.

 AG>> Telnet URL? Well ok ... you can google it ... ;)
 AG>> You'll also find it on http://www.sixxs.net/misc/coolstuff/
 MvdV> Ah, I didn't realise you contributed to the SixXs cool stuff. ;-)

I didn't ...

 AG>>>> Greetings from Tartu, Estonia ...
 MvdV>>> How is the weather there?
 AG>> It's fine ... but the wrong question ...
 AG>> Correct one: Kas sul on IPv6 seal?
 MvdV> You are there long enough to learn the language?

I'm here for the language course. ;)

 AG>> Answer: Not natively. :/
 MvdV> Tunnel? SixXs or he?

I could have some ... I'd use one to my servers though ... :)

CU Andre               E-Mail: andre@grueneberg.de 
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