So real cost to home user: $300 dell or $500 mac mini + $50 new router + cable comapny redistributing modems (most likely) or a rebuy of modem for dsl/cable + replace any other computers in the house. Best case $350 presuming dell starts bundling the update or isps send it on cd/dvd.
so most home users will need to buy a new pc?
no.
IP is software, there shoulld be no nead to replace the PC to get it functioning with IPv6 - an example? i have a Pentium 1 here, which is quite happly (whilst sluglishly) running OpenBSD on the IPv6 network i set up to see what it is like, the PC still has its orrignal 10Mbit network card
the only peice of hardware that will need replacing is the home modem/router, as that aquires its own IP address - though it is possable that manafactures will realease firmware updates that alow the use of IPv6 on the devices, most home users will chose to buy a new device or have it upgraded by a profional, eather way there being a cost.
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So real cost to home user: $300 dell or $500 mac mini + $50 new router + cable comapny redistributing modems (most likely) or a rebuy of modem for dsl/cable + replace any other computers in the house. Best case $350 presuming dell starts bundling the update or isps send it on cd/dvd.
so most home users will need to buy a new pc?
no.
IP is software, there shoulld be no nead to replace the PC to get it functioning with IPv6 - an example? i have a Pentium 1 here, which is quite happly (whilst sluglishly) running OpenBSD on the IPv6 network i set up to see what it is like, the PC still has its orrignal 10Mbit network card
the only peice of hardware that will need replacing is the home modem/router, as that aquires its own IP address - though it is possable that manafactures will realease firmware updates that alow the use of IPv6 on the devices, most home users will chose to buy a new device or have it upgraded by a profional, eather way there being a cost.