IPv6 Goes Live on June 6

[MOVIEGEEK]

IPv4 which runs 32bit has run out of IP addresses so they will start to use IPv6 which runs 128bit:

http://www.neurope.eu/blog/world-ipv6-launch-internet-will-permanently-change-6-june

Vista, 7 and 8 users don't have to worry because IPv6 is auto enabled in Network Connections but XP and Server 2003 need to install it:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2478747

You can test your PC here:

http://test-ipv6.com/

[aedipuss]

the problem isn't the computers, it's the cable/dsl/fiber modem/routers of the isps aren't ipv6 ready nor are the isp's themselves.

my 6120 cable modem is fully ipv6 capable but comcast has crippled the firmware to ipv4.

[MOVIEGEEK]

Same here, my modem/router is ready but AT&T isn't.

[yoda313]

I'm not sure what this means for me.

I have comcast internet and their cable modem that I've had for a few years now. Is that ready? Its a motorola if I remember right. I have one Vista pc and one xp pc. I have a wireless modem - a netgear router that is also several years old.

Will I need to do anything or will this be a seemless transition? Is it just the backbone stuff that website owners do or is this how us home consumers actually get online? I am roughly familiar with the whole ipv stuff but obviously since I"m saying "stuff" a lot I'm not well versed.

My vista pc is hardwired to my netgear router and my xp is wireless streaming via an aging netgear pci card.

Will I have to update everything?

Edit - I'm on the xp pc right now and the yahoo ip test page says I'm on ip4. Is there a way to update xp for this?

Do I need to get a new wireless card? Will it work on xp at all?

I haven't checked my vista pc and routers yet. If I update them will that be all I need to do?

I read a cnet article and I gathered I'll still be able to get online but it will be slower using ipv4. Is that the main thrust of the switch over?

Edit 2 - I didn't see moviegeeks link for enabling it on xp. I did that. However I went to the yahoo test page that cnet provided in their article and it still says I have ipv4. Do I need to reboot for it to take effect?

Also how does this affect gaming consoles? I have a ps3 and a xbox 360. Are these being autoupdated for this switch?

Since I have vista on the other computer I shouldn't have to do anything to that.

But what about my routers? Will I need to update the firmwares for those? How do I check the ip versions on the wireless router and the cable modem?

Edit 3 - Come to think of it I'm surprised I haven't heard about this before. Why just now?

Also if this was baked into XP why didn't they have a prompt in a an update requiring users to activate the installation? That would make far more sense than forcing users to do it themselves.

How many 'average' joes and janes know what the command prompt window is these days?

[MOVIEGEEK]

I'm also stumped why Microsoft didn't have this installed or have a Hot Fix for XP/2003. Go to Network Connections and right-click on your adapter and select Properties, it should look like the attached screenshot.

As aedipuss pointed out it's up to your ISP to support IPv6 and you might have to update your modem or buy a new one.

[yoda313]

Go to Network Connections and right-click on your adapter and select Properties, it should look like the attached screenshot.

I just checked after coming out of standby and I do have it showing ip 6 so I should be good now.

I'll have to check my wireless router and cable modem to be sure. I don't know my model numbers off hand. I haven't done an update for the wireless router in a long time. Perhaps its got an update for it (its a netgear wireless router).

The cable modem is from comcast so I would think they would notify users if it needs to be replaced. I hope.....

Edit - I checked out comcasts webpage and they had a ipv6 page. They still show I"m all ipv4. I'll have to test out my vista pc which is hardwired.

I don't want to access my wireless router or cable modem while connected wirelessly. I just don't trust it. I want to be hardwired to do it. I feel safer that way.

Though I had to search "ipv6" to find the page on the website.

Also it wasn't entirely up to date as the test results showed ipv6 day as a day in June last year. THat must have been one of the initial tests for this final run.

[mgh]

If you are on XP SP1 or later, in principle, typing and entering ipv6 install at the command prompt should enable ipv6
If you get
Error 0x800704b8
go to command prompt again, type
esentutl /p %windir%\security\Database\secedit.sdb
and press enter, it will give a warning, ignore and proceed. It will tell you the job is done. Then at the command prompt type
ipv6 install
and press enter.
It will tell you it has succeeded.
Now go and check in your network property tab, you will find an additional
Microsoft TCP/IP Version 6

I am on XP SP2, I got the error when trying ipv6 install. Searching on the net, I found above solution in another forum, and tried it out. It worked