Events

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Next Generation Internet: How IPv6 Enables Agency Operations

Held September 17, 2009 in the Ronald Reagan Building, Washington, DC

Korean Global IPv6 Summit

The meeting will be held July 9 - 10, 2009 at the COEX in Seoul, South Korea. Hosted by the IPv6 Forum Korea.

Global IPv6 Summit - China

The meeting will be held April 15 - 16, 2009 in Beijing, China

Rocky Mountain IPv6 Task Force

The meeting will be held April 21-22 2009, at the University of Denver, Sturm Hall, Davis Auditorium

Saudi IPv6 Workshop

The workshop will be held on February 8, 2009 in the Sheraton Riyadh

General Stories

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ipv6 at home, part 3: gogo6 (Hexago) tunnels, freenet6 - 8/12/2009

Part 3 of a good overview on the different tunnel broker options available today.

IPv6: The essential guide - 7/30/2009

Been meaning to catch up on IPv6, the next generation Internet Protocol? We've backtracked and collected a handful of stories that will get you up to speed well before IPv4 addresses run out... Computer World

DirectAccess, IPv6 and IPv4 Networks - 7/24/2009

Interesting post on DirectAccess using IPv6

Net IP Addresses Growing, More Broadband - 7/12/2009

The economy may have faltered, but the Internet continues growing by leaps and bounds as people keep moving online in droves -- and at faster speeds.

What's driving this university to IPv6? Going green - 7/9/2009

Ave Maria University looks to next-gen Internet to control building temperature, lighting...

Technology

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Internet Evangelist Promotes IPv6 to the Web World - 6/8/2009

The IPv6 Forum and its sub-organization, the IPv6 Ready Logo Committee, today announced the introduction of a new IPv6 Enabled Logo Program.

IPv6 neighbor spoofing - 2/4/2009

IPv4 over Ethernet, by far the most widely deployed LAN technology, has long been plagued by its vulnerability to a simple layer two attack known as ARP spoofing. To oversimplify, ARP spoofing is achieved when a malicious attacker crafts a gratuitous ARP advertisement purporting to be from another host on the LAN, typically the default gateway. By pretending to be the default gateway for a subnet, the attacker can intercept all traffic from the victim host(s) in a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack... Packetlife

MontaVista adds big-endian ARM11 port - 12/15/2008

MontaVista announced the "first-ever" support in a Linux environment for ARM11 processors in big-endian mode opening the door to more IPv6 friendly mobile devices.

Linux distros sign up for IPv6 - 12/1/2008

All major Linux distros now support IPv6 according to the Linux Foundation. The non-profit organisation has announced that the companies now comply with the standards laid down by the US Department of Defense (DoD) and are now ready to be deployed in IPv6 networks... Techworld

Getting more from your IPv6 - 11/17/2008

Agencies eventually will use IPv6 addresses for their network nodes, especially now that they have met the Office of Management and Budget’s deadline for enabling network backbones for IPv6. And with all those bits to work with — 128 bits to be precise — an IPv6 address can be used for more than just letting routers know where to send packets... GNC

Deployment

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Comcast Embraces IPv6 - 6/17/2009

Is this the big IPv6 shift we've been waiting for?

Limelight Networks Introduces Industry's First Content Delivery Service With IPv6 Support - 6/15/2009

Limelight Networks, Inc. introduced the industry's first content delivery service with Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) support

First Dutch ADSL connection via IPv6 - 5/5/2009

XS4ALL is the first DSL provider in the Netherlands that has a native IPv6 DSL. See Dutch story

Air Force base prepares for IPv6 trials - 4/15/2009

Eglin's internal testing is first step toward use in a production environment

Commerce chief faces 5 Internet emergencies - 2/28/2009

An issue that ICANN, the Commerce Department and the entire U.S. government will face in 2009 is the ongoing transition to IPv6, an upgrade to the Internet's main communications protocol.

Product News

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Interoute adopts IPv6 to guarantee IP addresses for the next century - 5/12/2009

Interoute has increased the capacity of its network to include native support for the incoming IPv6 Internet protocol.

IIJ to Provide IIJ IPv6 Transition Support Solution - 3/16/2009

Internet Initiative Japan Inc. today announced the release of the IIJ IPv6 Transition Support Solution, a consulting and training program package that assists customers in their transition to the IPv6 protocol.

Arch Rock's IPv6-Based PhyNet Wireless Sensor Network Chosen for HITEC Luxembourg's Communication System for Emergency Operations - 12/16/2008

Trial of 'NoSaCo' System Monitored Risk Factors for Runners at ING europe-marathon Luxembourg

Command Information Offers Securing, Hacking, and Defending IPv6 Training Course - 12/15/2008

Company to Provide Education on the Testing and Defending of Present-Day IPv6 Networks

Fortinet Completes U.S. Federal Government Certification for IPv6-Capable Firewall - 12/10/2008

FortiGate Integrated Security Product Line Fulfills Mandatory Requirements for IPv6 Support

Around the World

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UK Broadband ISPs that Fail to Adopt IPv6 Could be Negligent - 7/23/2009

Network operator Entanet UK has warned that many broadband ISPs could be missing a "competitive opportunity" by adopting a risky "wait and see" approach to IPv6 adoption.

Africa hopes to leapfrog other regions in IPv6 adoption - 7/8/2009

African nations do not have the same sorts of headaches as more technologically advanced regions

Interoute adopts IPv6 to guarantee IP addresses for the next century - 5/12/2009

Interoute has increased the capacity of its network to include native support for the incoming IPv6 Internet protocol.

European agency stresses IPv6 co-operation - 5/8/2009

European companies are not being pressed to accelerate IPv6 deployment according to the European Internet registry.

Web community must realize IPv6 urgency - 2/27/2009

Although the global Internet infrastructure is not in immediate danger of collapsing from "near exhaustion" of the IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4) standard, the online community must realize need to move to IPv6 in the next two years... ZDNet Asia