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IPv6 Tested in Space

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the still-nobody-using-it-down-here dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Remember the Cisco router orbiting on a satellite in space? Well, it's now also the first to run IPv6 in space. Since no-one is choosing to run IPv6 on the ground, isn't this a bit pointless?"

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  1. IP in Space by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is nothing new. The ill fated STS-107 carried a complete CANDOS pacage offering a wealth of IP protocols. In fact UoSat-12 back in May of 2000 ran an ftp server. The only thing new here is IPV6. IPV4 has been in space for a long time. You an find more about this at our website http://ipinspace.gsfc.nasa.gov/

    Thank you,
    your NASA team

  2. Ignorance is NOT bliss by WindBourne · · Score: 4, Informative

    Since nobody runs ipv6????? Sad, that so many Americans are clueless. Asia has moved into IPv6 in a big way, esp. China. They are all hoping to get a jump on it before we do. China, Japan, and even South Korea have pushed it like there is no tomorrow.

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    I prefer the "u" in honour as it seems to be missing these days.