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IPv6 Challenges and Opportunities
1sockchuck writes "Opinions differ on when the Internet will run out of IPv4 addresses, prompting a wholesale transition to IPv6. In recent videos, John Curran of ARIN provides an overview of issues involved in the IPv6 transition, while Martin Levy of Hurricane Electric discusses his company's view that early-mover status on IPv6 readiness can be a competitive advantage for service providers. Levy's company has published an IPv4 DeathWatch app for the iPhone to raise awareness of the transition."
...and always will be!
According to my copy of the CorpSpeak to English dictionary "challenge" and "opportunity" both say "See 'problem'."
Yes, but there are subtle differences. For example, when they speak of challenges, your corporate overlords are telling you there will be massive layoffs soon. However, when they speak to you of opportunities, it means you personally will be laid off immediately.
2002 called. They want their impending-IPv6-transition stories back.
You can still have your "inside router" be :1 if you like
You seem to be assuming a non-shared address space. Do you work for IBM?
Hmmm.... Every known star in the universe with it's own ip address. Now I think that the promise of cloud computing is finally starting to dawn on me!
I can't wait for the day I get home from work in my flying electric car to play Duke Nukem Forever against my friends over my new IPV6 connection.