Maybe the IPV6 protocol will be the new popular protocol in 2011. http://www.nro.net/media/remaining-ipv4-address-below-5.html Rules
Thanks for the article. I'm wondering what ISPs have to do to provide for IPv6 and how that will affect an ISP's current users. Also, users will have to insure that their firewall is IPv6 compatible. OTHER REFERENCES Core Networking and Security http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/44224 IPv6: D-Day coming for ISPs http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/051310-ipv6-judgment-day.html IPv6 Firewalls http://www.getipv6.info/index.php/IPv6_Firewalls Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) Internet Connection Firewall overview http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb726943.aspx ---- rich
ISPs around the world (worse in some countries) have been procrastinating about the inevitable deployment of IPv6 since 1990, however, the reality of that deployment is a now a considerable step closer. This is not to say the Internet is about to crash and burn anytime in the next few months, it does, however, mean a number of 'bandaid' like solutions will probably be coming to an ISP near you. For further reading I'd suggest: An IPv4-to-IPv6 Transition Approach (pdf) Dual - Stack lite (pdf) http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3484 http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5220 Basically, when you next upgrade any of your computer equipment, especially the router, make sure it natively supports IPv6. I's also suggest taking advantage of one of the free tunnel brokers such as: Hurricane Electric gogo6/Freenet6 SixXS Get yourself ahead of the game.
Link in OP no longer current, see > http://www.nro.net/news/remaining-ipv4-address-space-drops-below-5
