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Apple Under Fire For Backing Off IPv6 Support

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-ipv6-for-you dept.

alphadogg writes "Apple Computer came under fire for back-pedaling on its support for IPv6, the next-generation Internet Protocol, at a gathering of experts held in Denver this week. Presenters at the North American IPv6 Summit expressed annoyance that the latest version of Apple's AirPort Utility, Version 6.0, is no longer compatible with IPv6. The previous Version, 5.6, offered IPv6 service by default. While home networking vendors like Cisco and D-Link are adding IPv6 across their product lines, Apple appears to be the only vendor that is removing this feature."

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  1. Because 32bits of addressing... by JoeMerchant · · Score: 1, Funny

    is all the world will need for the next 20 years, right?

    1. Re:Because 32bits of addressing... by udippel · · Score: 4, Funny

      Inside the facility, who cares?

      Patronizing, are you? What makes you think you may prescribe the type of internal addressing (size of RAM, internationalisation, etc.) to anyone and everyone?
      I for one do care. Be it to work with IPv6 islands in an IPv4 shop, or student and research work. Maybe someone wants the same IP address wherever she goes?

      It can be understood from your post that you say "as long as the Apple box allows a connection; by whichever means and difficulties including eventual downgrades and encumbrances, I will defend its weaknesses to the very end".
      Though you could have said so.

  2. IPv7 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apple is secretly working on IPv7, where there's just a single light-weight packet type, and is exclusively available on the AT&T backbone (at a premium rate).

    1. Re:IPv7 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Do those packets have rounded corners?

    2. Re:IPv7 by Idbar · · Score: 5, Funny

      No, they are just pissed that the initial letter is capital. They are probably coming up with iPv6 for Mac.

    3. Re:IPv7 by game+kid · · Score: 1, Funny

      Close, It'll be called iPv5, actually. It'll work only with HTML5, and its packets will only support one standard transfer protocol. Google, Mozilla, and Apple disagree on whether it should be HTTP, FTP, or FTTP respectively, even though FTTP is not even a transfer protocol.

      Also it'll make canvas and video faster somehow, possibly through the patent-pending technology called "magic".

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    4. Re:IPv7 by Idbar · · Score: 3, Funny

      Well, if they name it
      the new revolutionary internet Protocol for enhanced experience on devices.

      You could actually claim "iPeed on an iPad".

    5. Re:IPv7 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      You joke but the rounded corners make the packets move through the series of tubes better.

  3. Re:It figures by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    The input boxes/fields became to big considering the maximum size/length of an ipv6 address. UI design just doesn't allow such huge elements.

  4. Non-sense! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Actually, the expertsare divided on whether IPv4 addresses will be exhaused. There may be many more addresses hidden out there. Before this is properly investigated it is too early to take action on IPv4 exhaustion. The idea that addresses are running out is only scare-mongering spread by the left-wing media. We should focus more on the controversy and less on IPv6 support.

    1. Re:Non-sense! by TheGratefulNet · · Score: 5, Funny

      you are right. we should 'teach to the controversy'.

      IPv4 addresses are less than 6000 years old. they are our god-given right and no heathen lefty is gonna convince me otherwise.

      USA USA USA!

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  5. Re:Airport Utility 6.0 is awful by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Yet another reason I'm glad I didn't "upgrade" to OS X Vista, aka Lion.