A whole new version of the internet is about to take over. Internet Protocol version 6 is here to save us from the dwindling number of IPv4 addresses. If everything seems the same as before, rejoice!. That means everything went to plan.
The IPv6 transition is necessary because we’ve nearly run out of the 4.3 billion IP addresses possible within the IPv4 system — you know that 192.168.1.1 number your router is always yammering on and on about. The new IPv6 system supports up to 32 digits and allows up to 340 trillion trillion trillion (WHEW!) combinations.
So this is basically like that time telephone companies switched to 10-digit phone numbers. [World IPv6 Launch via Business Insider]
any of our ISPs have ipv6 addresses yet? I seem to remember iinet doing something about it.
Lile usual we will probably be left to play catch up.
Australia playing catch up isn't a bad thing. I don't mind this because it allows for the rest of teh world to work out the bugs so when we swtich, it should be 100% the first time. Though what is 100% these days?
Its about 96% :-)
Internode does - it's in production too so customers have full access to IPv6 if their hardware supports it.
Um... it's the same internet. Also internode has been IPv6 for over a year, I've been using IPv6 since this time last year. One other thing 192.168.1.1 is a private IP address Range (Class C) its used for local networks such as your business or your network at home, it is not used on the internet.
It's still IPv4, which was the point of the comment made in the article.
I call bullshit.
I remember the 10 digit thing. I had to memorize a few extra numbers, so I went and chained myself to the desk of Telstra's CEO and demanded that they make more numbers without increasing the amount of digits I had to remember.
Then I went to the supermarket and chained myself to the checkout because they told me it was impossible to put all my groceries in one bag without making the bag heavier.
I've got my chain and the Internet's address, so I'll go chain myself and tell them to keep IPv4 but find a way to add more numbers in a way that won't result in me having to remember something new.