Ipv6

The_MoneySavingKid

So not that I entirely understand the situation, but I get it.

I am wondering, how will this affect my router? Will it at all?

It's just a Belkin G wireless router.

DVardysShadow

Most consumer routers will be obsoleted by ipv6. You are dependent upon them either being ipv6 compatible already, or being supported with firmware updates. But the transition will not be overnight, there will come a time when it is sensible to buy an ipv4 & ipv6 compatible router, but ipv4 only will work for a long time after that.

Apparently, the very last ipv4 address blocks have been issued. This means that some parts of the world will be ipv6 only. You will have problems accessing them, but there may be workarounds such as ipv6 over ipv4 protocols which could allow you to access ipv6 internet with your existing ipv4 kit.

asc99c

The IPv4 addresses are not all given out yet. The first thing will be IANA runs out of address blocks, which hasn't happened yet:
http://www.iana.org/assignments/ipv4-address-space/ipv4-address-space.xml

After that they may reassign some legacy blocks that are no longer needed. After this, the central authority will have no more address space to give out, but the regional ones (RIPE here) will still have their new blocks from IANA to allocate to their users. So IPv4 should work pretty well for a couple more years at least. I wouldn't worry about existing kit yet, but anything new you buy should be v6 compatible.

amcluesent

TBH I can't see this being an issue for years and years. Your ISP will have some sort of IPv6-IPv4 mapping device if needed, since they won't want to re-issue millions of ADSL/Cable MODEMs to customers and the support calls would be a nightmare.

It's for 4G mobis that IPv6 will be pushed, in the expectation there will be 100s of millions of new addresses needed.

Hammyman

asc99c wrote: »

The IPv4 addresses are not all given out yet. The first thing will be IANA runs out of address blocks, which hasn't happened yet:

They're due to run out sometime in the next week.

spud17

Hammyman wrote: »

They're due to run out sometime in the next week.

I heard about 15.19hrs on Tuesday.

A.Penny.Saved

Hammyman wrote: »

They're due to run out sometime in the next week.

Yes, it's in 4 days time according to this site.

Hammyman

spud17 wrote: »

I heard about 15.19hrs on Tuesday.

You're obviously completely oblivious to all the news articles there's been in the last two weeks on the matter.

Oh, and its 15.19hrs on Wednesday

spud17

Hammyman wrote: »

You're obviously completely oblivious to all the news articles there's been in the last two weeks on the matter.

In my defence, we have never been as busy at work, I never read the papers, the radio in my vehicle needs the code sorting and my TV's died.

But I've still got MSE to keep me up to date(ish).

Witchfinder_General

IPv6: Would allow every grain of sand in the Sahara desert to have its own IP address, with a few million addressees spare.

paddyrg

I gather a decision was made not to reallocate legacy v4 blocks, however there are still some /8 blocks knocking about still in their wrappers, brand new. V6 will be a good thing, but migration will be staged. At some point you will need a new router to play in IP6 world. Or go all IP6 now, be an early adopter if your ISP supports it, there will be a period where torrents etc will be easier to play with before the MPAA/RIAA and their friends get round to v6 hassling.