IPv6

Thank you so much !

When will it do more than respond to pings with IPv6? NFS, specifically...

Any news on IPv6 for the Sparc Readynas series? You were "looking at it" in 2010, but the latest beta firmware has no new funcionality, hence no IPv6.

Pretty sure IPv6 isn't coming to Sparc, just like GPT support isn't.

GPT (for disks > 2TB) could also be a hardware issue, IPv6 isn't.

chirpa made a comment late last year on IPv6: http://www.readynas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=47418&p=271666#p271666

chirpa wrote:
fbmachines wrote: Maybe there is hope for IPv6 support on Sparc? I doubt it.

Hardware issue or not, lack of 3rd party development leaving Sparc stuck on a very old kernel is a problem.

I don't understand IPv6 setup. It requires its own IP address? What's the benefit?

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Some ISPs are now implementing IPv6 for home users and so user home equipment must support it too to be functional.

As for benefits - every device can have a unique address, so no need for NAT etc, plus increased security features are the main points for us end users

sphardy wrote:
Some ISPs are now implementing IPv6 for home users and so user home equipment must support it too to be functional. As for benefits - every device can have a unique address, so no need for NAT etc, plus increased security features are the main points for us end users

Thanks, I'm gonna study-up on it some more!

sphardy - if the ISP is implementing it for home users, wouldn't that mean that the gateway would need to support it, but the home network wouldn't. If the home network would have to support it, then there is going to be a boatload of networked equipment that will no longer work. Not just older ReadyNAS units, but PCs, modems, printers etc. I can hear the screams of anguish now.