Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 14 Nov 1996 11:20:36 GMT | From | Pedro Roque <> | Subject | IPv6 and the "average user" |
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>>>>> "Erik" == Erik Walthinsen (Omega) <omega@sequent.com> writes:
Erik> Please forgive my ignorance in this area, but I have a Erik> "quick" question:
Erik> Q: What does IPv6 do for the so-called average user?
It is expected to start replacing IPv4 (the current IP protocol) in the medium term. When the 2.1 development cicle finishes you will probably have many LANs and some backbones where the two protocols are used. We can't have a production IPv6 by then if we don't work and test with experimental code during the development phase.
See http://playground.sun.com/ipng for a white paper on IPv6 and other standards related info.
Erik> (definition of "average user": someone who has a home or Erik> office ether connect and/or PPP, with no real security Erik> issues beyond maybe sending cc#'s once in a while via Erik> commercial encrypters)
First thing the "average user" needs if global connectivity. IPv6 will give you that in the future, it is believed.
regards, ./Pedro.
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