ICANN Finally Begins Updated IP Standard Rollout

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 4th Feb 2008 22:25 UTC

Today, the non-profit organization in charge of the Internet's fundamental naming structure finally began migrating its root servers to IP version 6. ICANN today is finally beginning the long, and perhaps arduous, process of upgrading its root servers to incorporate IPv6 records. Though the updated protocol has been in the post-development phase for over ten years, it has seen very limited uptake outside of the enterprise sector.

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Ladies and gentelmen...

by Punktyras (3.72) on Mon 4th Feb 2008 23:10 UTC

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Ice have moved!

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Whose root servers?

by dc396 (1) on Tue 5th Feb 2008 01:17 UTC

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The root servers are all operated independently. ICANN runs one of the 13 root servers (l.root-servers.net). Shocking as it might be to some, ICANN has no control over what the other root servers do or do not do.

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Wondering

by IvoLimmen (1.92) on Tue 5th Feb 2008 07:51 UTC

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I wonder when I will actually see my ISP hand me out a IPv6...

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RE: Wondering

by agrouf (2.84) on Tue 5th Feb 2008 15:47 UTC in reply to "Wondering"

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I believe you don't need your isp for that. You don't have to pay for a fixed ipv6 address... wait... would that be a reason why almost no internet service is available via ipv6? No... It can't be...
ISP won't be able to charge because there won't be any scarcity anymore. Is that the major obstacle to ipv6 adoption?

Edited 2008-02-05 15:48 UTC

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