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Four Root DNS Servers Go IPv6 On February 4th

Posted by Zonk on from the our-interwebs-are-all-growed-up dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "On February 4th, IANA will add AAAA records for the IPv6 addresses of the four root servers. With this transition, it will finally be possible for two internet hosts to communicate without using IPv4 at all. Certain obsolete software may face compatibility problems due to the change, but those issues are addressed in an ICANN report (pdf)."

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  1. About time.. by ch-chuck · · Score: 5, Funny

    Great, now we can soon get on with the job of assigning static ip addresses to all our toasters, refrigerators, furnaces, thermostats, tv sets, electric hairdryers, etc.

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    1. Re:About time.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Your toaster's firewall is off and I just burnt your toast.

  2. No, wait, not THAT game server... by jackpot777 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm just hoping the Enemy Territory server I play on doesn't move too quickly to the switch to IPv6. It took me ages to load their map rotation, but it's a good selection and their bots are a nice challenge. It has taken me months already to remember the 216.27.112... wait, is it 112.48, or 48.112 at the end? And that 27 doesn't look right. It ends in :27962, I know that. Or is it :27964?

    Ah crap, I forgot the number again.

    Damn you, progress.

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    1. Re:No, wait, not THAT game server... by VGPowerlord · · Score: 4, Funny

      Don't worry, you'll have no trouble remembering the new address. It's b439:88fa:31d3:0507:613a:426c:99ba:02e2 .

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    2. Re:No, wait, not THAT game server... by teslatug · · Score: 4, Funny

      Indeed, just as easy as the new emergency number

  3. Re:Best IPv6 Read ever (not the article) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    this is 2^52 addresses for every star in the known universe

    Glad to hear it. Now Alpha Centauri can finally get off my back about when they'll have access to Earth pr0n.

  4. IANAIANA by PixelScuba · · Score: 5, Funny

    I Am Not An Internet Assigned Numbers Authority.

  5. Mixed up acronyms by MarkGriz · · Score: 4, Funny

    Certain obsolete software may face compatibility problems due to the change, but those issues are addressed in an ICANN report Wouldn't that be handled better with an ICANT report?
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  6. Re:So when will I be able to connect? by discogravy · · Score: 4, Funny

    if you're browsing by IP now anyway you're doing it wrong.

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