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nope

It is however covered in the basic network certifications these days, so most know the basics because they need to.

However, i have never used it outside the lab

besides most of the time you have to tunnel IP6 traffic over IP4 or use special gateways

most companies are fine with private ip4 addressing.

Yes there are advantages to using IP6 on the internet, however, a mainstream architecture isn't in place.

Performance and security, however, could also swing it in the future. However, i don't see it happening any time soon.

PS UKERNA (apart of JANET) is a IP6 internet tunnel broker for the UK

"alot of the manual configurations"

okay if you can get used to doing ipv6 stuff in your head.

At least ipv4 addresses are easier to remember when you do need to know them.

@Nicky

DHCP does exist with ip6 buts in a protocol only form DHCPv6. The host bits are partly derived from the MAC addresses.
However, subnets must have a element of static configuration especially if you use AD sub-netting with the likes of location tracking

This is a interesting vid

Google IPv6 Conference 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZo69JQoLb8

Google IPv6 Conference 2008: IPv6 on Windows <<<< very good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK0nzdtzjvM&NR=1

@Nicky

No it doesn't require a DHCP server, however, DCHP has been updated to support IPv6 (DHCPv6), many experts dont support the idea of IPv6's auto-configuration and one of them in favour of DHCPv6 is CISCO

"I don't think that the host portion is made up from the MAC address, "

In windows it isn't i dont know why , in unix,other platforms and the *actual IPv6 standard* it *IS* generated from MAC (EUI-64). MS done their own thing. In fact windows boxes have two v6 IPs by default another MS thing. Of course you also have DHCPv6 as another option.

The whole thing is still very messy especially when we talk about the internet

another argument for controlling addressing is when you use addressing for determining location which AD is often set-up to do via sub-netting. Whats the alternative people actually starting to use DNS LOC records after all these years :-)

Perhaps routers will automatically alter a few bits on each subnet i don't know.

"have two v6 IPs"

more than two :-)

You maybe waiting a long long time. ipv4 is over 30 years old

Did you know , well if you watch the first video you would because its the guy responsible for ip4, that ipv4 was never meant or intended to go into a production environment. They made ipv4 32bit for testing only, they wanted it to be 128bit (which ip6 is) or variable length.

"IPv6 is far to complicated for me..."

in a true ipv6 environment you just plug-in a device and that's it. its protected by its own firewall and accessible to any other device in the world. my mobile can talk directly to my office pc.

Problem is A.people don't want that B. people misunderstand NAT and think its a security provision. that's when it gets complicated.

my point was dont wait , it could be a while ... just learn it. (IT is all about moving with the times)

"IPv6 in Windows Server 2000"

Yes it was a research/development preview it wasn't system level and things like AD did support it. If you watch the second vid i posted you'll know that it gives you complete run down, history and all :-)