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Feds ready for Ipv6
US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT officials say that they will have made all the changes needed to support Ipv6 on their backbone networks by June 30.
However, they warn that it will be tricky to move their production networks to the new Interweb protocol that quickly.
One of the problems they say they face is a lack of IPv6-enabled security devices and software applications available. They also moan that they are a bit short of cash and cannot do much training either.
In 2005, the US Office of Management and Budget (OMB) told federal agencies that they must be capable of passing Ipv6 down their backbones. This has turned out to be a bit of an exercise, but it seems that most will manage it.
There do not seem to be any plans to fine the minority who do not make the target. µ
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Given the giant packet header sizes for Ipv6s authentication standards, migrating to its either going to mean new uber-fast networking equipment (eg routers and switches with very fast processors and lots of large memory cache and RAM), or it's going to mean you get to experience the joy of retro-surfing - or I suppose it means you just disable or otherwise don't use all the new features and just take advantage of the very long IPs.

Say goodbye to being able to remember IP addresses.