OpenBSD Journal

Survey on the use of IPv6

Contributed by dwc on from the I-coulda-had-a-v6 dept.

Marc Balmer & Claudio Jeker write:

For an IPv6 related paper we are currently working on, Claudio and I are doing a small online survey on the use of IPv6 among OpenBSD developers and users.

It would be nice if you could spare 10-15 minutes of your time and answer the questions. Please do that also if you don't use IPv6, since that helps us evaluating how much it is used.

You find the survey online at http://ilias.msys.ch/goto.php?target=svy_41&client_id=ipv6 and you start the survey by pressing the button on the top left.

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Comments
  1. By Denis (2001:7a8:b5ad:0:b1c8:ae4e:404b:acd) on

    I can't answer from my v6-only connection ;)

    Comments
    1. By Marc Balmer (2001:8a8:1001:1:223:6cff:fe7f:f750) on

      I'll add some AAAA records to my DNS eventually ;)

    2. By pankkake (82.224.93.246) pankkake@headfucking.net on http://headfucking.net/

      > I can't answer from my v6-only connection ;)

      Also: "The new password is invalid! Only the following characters are allowed (minimum 6 characters): A-Z a-z 0-9 _.-+?#*@!$%~"
      Lame.

  2. By Anonymous Coward (209.206.234.62) on

    One suggestion: If your survey software allows it, add "Other [text field]" as an answer for why one is not using IPv6. Personally I'm curious about it, but the users on our network haven't asked for it yet. When they do we'll add support for it, but I don't know when that will be.

    Comments
    1. By Ryan Flannery (24.172.134.210) ryan.flannery@gmail.com on

      > One suggestion: If your survey software allows it, add "Other [text field]" as an answer for why one is not using IPv6. Personally I'm curious about it, but the users on our network haven't asked for it yet. When they do we'll add support for it, but I don't know when that will be.

      I second this, for two reasons...
      1) I would love to know what has prevented others
      2) I would love to explain all the details of what prevented me. I realize this is info that couldn't easily be tabulated, but it might have provided more insight overall.

      None the less, a good survey. I look forward to reading the results.

      Comments
      1. By Lennie (2001:470:1f15:5a9:217:31ff:fe75:76a5) on

        > > One suggestion: If your survey software allows it, add "Other [text field]" as an answer for why one is not using IPv6. Personally I'm curious about it, but the users on our network haven't asked for it yet. When they do we'll add support for it, but I don't know when that will be.
        >
        > I second this, for two reasons...
        > 1) I would love to know what has prevented others
        > 2) I would love to explain all the details of what prevented me. I realize this is info that couldn't easily be tabulated, but it might have provided more insight overall.
        >
        > None the less, a good survey. I look forward to reading the results.

        The biggest reason for not having IPv6 at work (a hosting provider), there aren't enough transit-providers we can connect to to have a redundant IPv6-connection.

        Comments
        1. By Brad (2001:470:b01e:3:216:41ff:fe17:6933) brad at comstyle dot com on

          > The biggest reason for not having IPv6 at work (a hosting provider), there aren't enough transit-providers we can connect to to have a redundant IPv6-connection.

          Maybe where you are located, but there is no lack of transit providers in general.

          Comments
          1. By Lennie (2001:470:1f15:5a9:217:31ff:fe75:76a5) on

            > > The biggest reason for not having IPv6 at work (a hosting provider), there aren't enough transit-providers we can connect to to have a redundant IPv6-connection.
            >
            > Maybe where you are located, but there is no lack of transit providers in general.

            We are in 2 locations and at one there are 0 transit-providers that have IPv6.

            Pretty sad really.

            Comments
            1. By Brad (2001:470:b01e:3:216:41ff:fe17:6933) brad at comstyle dot com on

              > We are in 2 locations and at one there are 0 transit-providers that have IPv6.
              >
              > Pretty sad really.

              What city or cities are these locations?

  3. By Wouter (2001:888:1b6b:b0e::6965:6b73) on

    Are we sl^H^Hundeadlying that site, or is it just that slow?

  4. By Anonymous Coward (169.244.70.147) on

    Will we be able to get the results?

    Comments
    1. By Marc Balmer (2001:8a8:1001:1:223:6cff:fe7f:f750) on

      Yes, the paper will eventually be published (after AsiaBSDCon).

      Comments
      1. By Anonymous Coward (91.67.251.7) on

        > Yes, the paper will eventually be published (after AsiaBSDCon).

        Will this help OpenBSD IPv6 development anyhow?
        Would be cool to know.

        Comments
        1. By Marc Balmer (2001:8a8:1001:1:223:6cff:fe7f:f750) on

          It is not the aim of our work to help or improve the development of IPv6 in OpenBSD, but rather to asset the current state.

          Of course the work may be used as a starting point for people that want to fix IPv6 related issues in OpenBSD.

  5. By Venture37 (venture37) venture37<A>hotmail.com on http://www.geeklan.co.uk

    I look forward to the day when registrars will support ipv6 glue, I was looking through the list of registrars on sixxs[1] & was thinking of going with Hexonet, any fellow undeadly readers who'd recommend them or another registrar which does support ipv6 glue??


    [1] https://www.sixxs.net/faq/dns/?faq=ipv6glue

    Comments
    1. By Anonymous Coward (2001:470:e828:100:207:e9ff:fe39:24e8) on

      > I look forward to the day when registrars will support ipv6 glue, I was looking through the list of registrars on sixxs[1] & was thinking of going with Hexonet, any fellow undeadly readers who'd recommend them or another registrar which does support ipv6 glue??
      >
      >
      > [1] https://www.sixxs.net/faq/dns/?faq=ipv6glue

      I think it's unlikely core stuff like DNS, MX, etc will be able to go v6-only any time in the forseeable future. Everyone has to support v4 on both sides, so it's tough to justify using v6 here.

      I'm skeptical publicly reachable servers will be exclusively v6 in any significant way in the next decade.

  6. By Luis Coronado Chacon (190.241.15.159) lcoronado@ticoit.com on http://www.ticoit.com

    Central America is missing from the region of the world list.

    Comments
    1. Comments
      1. By Anonymous Coward (70.81.15.127) on

        > > Central America is missing from the region of the world list.
        >
        >
        > It's part of North America.
        >
        > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_america
        >
        >
        What if you live right on the border?

        Comments
        1. By Janne Johansson (78.70.72.129) jj@inet6.se on www.inet6.se

          > > > Central America is missing from the region of the world list.
          > > It's part of North America.
          > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_america
          > >
          > What if you live right on the border?

          Then you only get IPv5.5

  7. By diw (diw) davidianwalker@gmail.com on

    "What was your first OpenBSD release you used?"

    What is the correct answer if I don't remember?

    Best wishes.

    Comments
    1. By Daniel Gracia (Paladdin) on http://www.alpuntodesal.com

      > "What was your first OpenBSD release you used?"
      >
      > What is the correct answer if I don't remember?
      >
      > Best wishes.

      And approximation should be fine:

      My First OBSD = ((Coarse years i've been using it * 2) / 10) - 4.4

      ;)

      Comments
      1. By Daniel Gracia (Paladdin) on http://www.alpuntodesal.com

        > > "What was your first OpenBSD release you used?"
        > >
        > > What is the correct answer if I don't remember?
        > >
        > > Best wishes.
        >
        > And approximation should be fine:
        >
        > My First OBSD = ((Coarse years i've been using it * 2) / 10) - 4.4
        >
        > ;)

        Typo! 4.4 - ((Coarse years i've been using it * 2) / 10)

        :P

  8. By neozeed (71.87.172.177) neozeed .at. gmail .dot. com on http://virtuallyfun.blogspot.com/

    I'd use it a *LOT* more if OpenBSD supported 6to4.

    Although it pains me to end up using an Apple Airport to get 6to4 going, it's easy enough I can get my parents on 6to4....

    Comments
    1. By Brad (2001:470:b01e:3:216:41ff:fe17:6933) brad at comstyle dot com on

      > I'd use it a *LOT* more if OpenBSD supported 6to4.

      It was intentionally removed. It won't happen.

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