[dundee] The End Of IP As We Know It - request for a talk

Kris Davidson davidson.kris at gmail.com
Wed Feb 2 12:15:47 UTC 2011


I think the cheapest Cisco gear is the 870 series with the Advanced IP
servers IOS, I've used the WRT54G/GS/GL also. Firebrick has some
support.

On 2 February 2011 12:08, Sean McRobbie <lug at seany.us> wrote:
> Indeed, we've got native IPv6 working great here through AAISP. The only issue is our current routers (MikroTik RouterOS) don't fully support it and the beta versions which do almost support it are unstable.
>
> There is a lack of decent, low-cost IPv6 capable routers for consumers. Current options appear to be a homebrew Linux router or expensive kit from Cisco and the likes.
>
> RevK from AAISP is working on finding the perfect IPv6 capable consumer router and seems to finally be getting somewhere.
>
> Meanwhile larger ISPs such as Virgin, BT, TalkTalk and O2/BE will most likely be very slow to roll out IPv6 given the amount of CPE that will need replaced (not to mention parts of their own network too).
>
> O2/BE seem particularly far behind the others right now.
>
> Regards,
> Sean McRobbie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kris Davidson" <davidson.kris at gmail.com>
> To: "Tayside Linux User Group" <dundee at lists.lug.org.uk>
> Sent: Wednesday, 2 February, 2011 12:01:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [dundee] The End Of IP As We Know It - request for a talk
>
> When I was doing my dissertation there was no one in Dundee with any
> decent deployments. Actually the prevailing opinion of FaTMAN
> (http://www.fatman.net.uk/) was that they could just convert to NAT
> and be fine, I even had to put up with a couple of internal Abertay IT
> guys criticising my honours project.
>
> Anyway, I've ran IPv6 on my own server for about two to three years
> now. I've ran tunnelling for a while and have had IPv6 internally on a
> few networks. Just waiting for consumer gear and an ISP that supports
> it natively really.
>
> The RIRs run out sometime in September so you know even though I and
> other IPv6 enthusiasts have been saying this for a while you really
> need to do something soon.
>
> Kris
>
> A few ISPs in the UK are looking at IPv6 by far the best is AAISP.
>
> On 2 February 2011 11:46, Sean McRobbie <lug at seany.us> wrote:
>> RevK from AAISP could. However, he's now asking for expenses paid.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Sean McRobbie
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Robert Ladyman" <it at file-away.co.uk>
>> To: "Tayside Linux User Group" <dundee at mailman.lug.org.uk>
>> Sent: Wednesday, 2 February, 2011 11:43:45 AM
>> Subject: [dundee] The End Of IP As We Know It - request for a talk
>>
>> http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=10342
>>
>> In the light of the end of IP4, have we got anyone who can talk with authority
>> about IPV6? If so, could we get a talk from them?
>>
>> I've been pestering my ISP about this but to no avail, as yet.
>>
>> --
>> Robert Ladyman
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