[137623] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: IPv6 mistakes, was: Re: Looking for an IPv6 naysayer...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (George Bonser)
Thu Feb 17 13:05:17 2011
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:00:26 -0800
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimz8tkycqBXuMKjkDSKqs2+h4m0PqKSL00jx7rA@mail.gmail.com>
From: "George Bonser" <gbonser@seven.com>
To: "Cameron Byrne" <cb.list6@gmail.com>,
"John Curran" <jcurran@istaff.org>
Cc: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
> >
>=20
> I am 100% pro making Class E defined as private unicast space.
>=20
> My only point is that people need to be realistic about the near term
> benefit. Yes, some linux may work. But, Microsoft and Cisco don't
> work today. Let's move it to not-reserved, but don't bet the farm on
> 240/4 solving any of your problems or in any way changing the need to
> for IPv6 migration. This is where the slipperly slope and expectation
> settings start.
>=20
> Cameron
Considering the amount of linux-based CPE and other network hardware out
there (including some Cisco gear), the extent to which it might be
usable today could be surprising.
