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kilgoretrout · 07-01-2007, 10:34 PM

There's nothing really complicated about ipv6; it's just a new network addressing scheme that is very slowly replacing the current one called ipv4. ipv6 was thought to be needed because we were running out of addresses under the ipv4 scheme. With ipv6, every atom in the universe can have a unique ip address. ipv6 is currently not being used on the internet AFAIK but it is expected that everything will gradually shift to ipv6 someday. In the meantime, it just creates problems for some that try to implement it and "slow internet" is the main complaint.

Linux has been ipv6 capable for the last several years and vista is set to use ipv6 by default which is new for windows users. On linux, ipv6 works fine for most people but a substantial number report the slow internet problem and disabling ipv6 usually solves the problem. I've seen some reports in the press of the same sort of "slow internet" problem being reported by some vista users with instructions for disabling ipv6 in vista. It's an issue that people should be aware of if there OS implements ipv6.

07-01-2007, 10:34 PM	#12
kilgoretrout Member (11 bit) Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,524	There's nothing really complicated about ipv6; it's just a new network addressing scheme that is very slowly replacing the current one called ipv4. ipv6 was thought to be needed because we were running out of addresses under the ipv4 scheme. With ipv6, every atom in the universe can have a unique ip address. ipv6 is currently not being used on the internet AFAIK but it is expected that everything will gradually shift to ipv6 someday. In the meantime, it just creates problems for some that try to implement it and "slow internet" is the main complaint. Linux has been ipv6 capable for the last several years and vista is set to use ipv6 by default which is new for windows users. On linux, ipv6 works fine for most people but a substantial number report the slow internet problem and disabling ipv6 usually solves the problem. I've seen some reports in the press of the same sort of "slow internet" problem being reported by some vista users with instructions for disabling ipv6 in vista. It's an issue that people should be aware of if there OS implements ipv6.