Re: IPv6 day fun is beginning!

[TJ <trejrco () gmail com>]

Just FWIW:
US, Amazon, Dlink, DIR615, $35.45 ...


/TJ


On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 08:46, Mark Andrews <marka () isc org> wrote:

> In message <B7872A58-DE28-4CC2-8929-931FD3CE019C () delong com>, Owen DeLong
> write
> s:
> > On Jun 7, 2011, at 9:15 PM, Mark Andrews wrote:
> >
> > > =20
> > > In message =
> > <AF24AE2D4A4D334FB9B667985E2AE763A3AC06@mail1-sea.office.spectrumnet
> > > .us>, John van Oppen writes:
> > > > I was wondering the same thing...   we have v6 enabled to about 700 =
> > users i=3D
> > > > n our native Ethernet to the home deployment here in Seattle.    =
> > Unfortunat=3D
> > > > ely, user routers don't seem to often support v6 resulting in only =
> > about 2-=3D
> > > > 8% of users in most buildings using it, and most of those are just =
> > people p=3D
> > > > lugged directly into the wall jacks we provide without routers.   I =
> > wonder =3D
> > > > how long it will take for everyone to upgrade their home routers.
> > > > =20
> > > > John
> > > =20
> > > If all the home CPE router vendors stopped shipping IPv4 only boxes,
> > > not that long.  At the moment the price point for IPv6 CPE routers
> > > is still 2-3x the IPv4 only boxes when you can find one though not
> > > all of that difference is IPv6.  The IPv6 boxes often have multiple
> > > radio and other extras.  This shows that CPE vendors still see IPv6
> > > as something *extra* and not something that should be *standard*.
> > > =20
> > The D-Link DIR series v6 capables are not actually more than about a 10%
> > premium over the corresponding ipv4-only competition.
> >
> > I see them in computer stores fairly regularly these days.
> >
> > Owen
>
> Wireless G Modem Router $79.00  v4      G
> N-150                   $79.95  v4      G
> DIR-615                 $129.00 v4/v6   G/N
> DIR-815                 $199.95 v4/v6   G/N
>
> The IPv6 price point is still well above the IPv4 only price point.
>
> 1.00AUD = 1.06USD
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> Mark Andrews, ISC
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