Does anyone know when the new version of the internet will be made availabble? I've been reading snippets here and there for the past couple of years about how a collaboration of companies like MCI were working on v.6 (current version being 4 i think). Now that MCI has gone belly up, how is that project coming along?

In my estimate, I don't think until the major telecomms and ISPs can work cohesively, we will not see the internet reach it's full potential.

I'm eager to see what changes the next version will bring about. Anyone else?

IPv6: The Next Generation Internet!

"IPv6 is short for "Internet Protocol Version 6". IPv6 is the "next generation" protocol designed by the IETF to replace the current version Internet Protocol, IP Version 4 ("IPv4")."

http://www.ipv6.org/


"Internet Protocol Version 6"
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/ipv6/default.mspx

Support for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), a new suite of standard protocols for the network layer of the Internet, is built into the latest versions of Windows. IPv6 is designed to solve many of the problems of the current version of IP (known as IPv4) with regard to address depletion, security, autoconfiguration, extensibility, and more. Its use will also expand the capabilities of the Internet to enable a variety of valuable and exciting scenarios, including peer-to-peer and mobile applications.


This site contains links to a variety of resources on IPv6 technology and its support in the current versions of Windows.

Looks like there was a summit in Seoul, S. Korea 2002. Wonder when it will be deployed... seems like it will be coming down the pipe soon.

>Now that MCI has gone belly up

Although MCI (formerly WorldCom) had huge problems, it has recently emerged from bankruptcy and is actively traded on the stock market.

http://global.mci.com/news/news2.xml?newsid=11190&mode=long&lang=en&width=530&root=/&langlinks=off

Well thanks for the link but before this becomes a "MCI" thread, my main curiosity will be when v6 will be deployed and what brand spankin new features will be offered.

Everything you own that runs on electricity will have an IP address and be connected to the internet. This will allow your insurance carriers, the government and large corporations to collect even more information about you than they already do.

>Well thanks for the link but before this becomes a "MCI"
>thread, my main curiosity will be when v6 will be deployed and
>what brand spankin new features will be offered.

The answer is in the link in therube's post. http://www.ipv6.org/

Shelly

>Does anyone know when the new version of the internet will be made availabble?

It's already in use by some. You will have to read up on it to find out more, and there is a lot to understand before you rush in and use it. Here are some snippits from my travels to different sites.

Ipv6 gives citizens the opportunity to become real Internet precipitants. Ipv4 makes citizens consumers who are only able to connect to compartmentalize networks run by companies or governments. This is why the establishment does not want Ipv6.

4,294,967,296 Total number of IPv4 IPs
This may sound like a big number. It is not, most of them are already tied up and the internet is simply running out of IPs.

340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,456 unique IPv6 adresses.

Having a truckload of IPs makes a lot of things much simpler. You can give each service running a IP of its own. More importantly, each device connected gets a unique IP.

You must have a firewall and complete control of the services when you are in a Ipv6 environment. Every computer is a equal node on the Internet. Where the NAT firewall stops all unestablished connections from the outside, Ipv6 welcomes it.

As with Ipv4 you should have complete control of what you are running, and a firewall protecting you against script kiddies.

Truly hardcore 1337 Nerds are the only ones who use Ipv6 today.

Roomers say there is a significant amount of publicly open IPv6-only ftp and websites.