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On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 7:59 AM, Rob Beard <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 11/05/10 23:36, Julian Hall wrote: >> >> 'In less than 18 months there will be no more big blocks of net >> addresses to give out, estimates suggest. Predictions name 9 September >> 2011 as the date on which the last of those tranches is released for net >> firms and others to use' >> >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/10105978.stm >> >> > > I'm wondering if Virgin will support IPv6 before it's required? I very much doubt it. > I'm suspecting not. I don't even think the Virgin router they supplied me > supports it (there certainly aren't any options in the configuration). So > when the time comes I guess I'll have to use my Linksys router with DD-WRT > (assuming that supports it, or is made to support it with an upgrade). > > What I don't understand though at the moment is when we go over to IPv6, > will we still be able to use NAT to convert from IPv6 to IPv4 addresses or > will we just entirely use IPv6 addresses in our internal networks too? If your router supports IPv6 then there *should* be nothing to stop you from implementing IPv6 on the WAN side and IPv4 on the LAN side. Likewise, if you *really* wanted, there should be nothing stopping you from implementing IPv4 on the WAN and AppleTalk on the LAN... if your router supports it. As far as the "rest of the world" needs to know, your router *is* the IPv6 endpoint. Many would argue that it would be pointless as there are enough IPv6 addresses for every device that anyone could possibly ever own... Grant. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html