[rpd] A typical conversation with a service provider on v6

[Seun Ojedeji]

On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 5:04 AM, Noah Maina <mainanoa at gmail.com> wrote:

> Seun LoL....
>
> See hehehehe...tell you what...no need for policy....end customers can
> influence v6 deployment to a greater extend...
>
Yeah "to some extent" it is; because i am just that rare customer that also
wants a 128bits even though everything works fine on 32. I doubt end
customers will move ISPs as much especially if everything works fine on v4.
I think policy and its implementation at regulator's level could expedite
some of v6 visibility.

> the provider wont escape  you.... as you can imagine, they seem naive
> about v6 and the thought that v6 consumes its own throughput is quite
> interesting from them.
>
Obviously, it bothers me that a mega hosting provider is still looking for
official launch of v6. If that is what they are expecting, how about
national regulators formerly lunching v6 and introducing policies that
ensure the wind of the launch blows across the provider's gears.

Cheers!

> Keep pushing ...
>
> Noah
> On 15 Jun 2014 22:34, "Seun Ojedeji" <seun.ojedeji at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Below is a typical interaction with a well known hosting provider.
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>>
>>> Customer
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I like to know if you now support v6 as i want my server to be reachable
>>> on ipv6 address
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>
>> Response:
>>
>>> Hello Seun,
>>>
>>> Thank you for contacting "provider" HelpDesk.
>>>
>>> All of our servers are IPv6 ready however almost all of the servers,
>>> routers, network carriers etc. still use IPv4 and we also currently use
>>> IPv4. As soon as IPv6 protocol is launched globally we will also switch our
>>> networks to use IPv6.
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>
>> Customer
>>
>>> Hello "support",
>>>
>>> Why switch, why not run dual stack. There are increasing number of
>>> provider offering v6 and i think "provider" should talk to their upstream
>>> provider to do the same ASAP!
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> Response
>>
>>> I am afraid that at the moment we do not support such dual stack and we
>>> provide IPv4 only. As soon as IPv6 becomes an official protocol we will
>>> switch to it immediately.
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>
>>
>> Customer
>>
>>> Hello "support",
>>>
>>> I don't understand what you mean by v6 becoming official protocol? there
>>> are several RFC on v6 and several networks running v6. How much official
>>> does it need to be before "provider" start running it. What makes it
>>> official by the way?
>>>
>>> Regards
>>
>>
>> response:
>>
>>> Seun,
>>>
>>> I spoke with our administrators and they told me that they can try to
>>> setup IPv6 address on yuor server. I am forwarding the case to our system
>>> administrators. Please allow them some time to check the case and try to
>>> setup IPv6 address.
>>>
>>> We will post an reply as soon as we have more information.
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>
>> customer:
>>
>>> Hello "support",
>>>
>>> Thanks and please take note that i am not switching to v6, i want my
>>> server to be accessible on both v4 and v6
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>
>> response:
>>
>>> Our datacented is in the process of implementing IPv6 but the project is
>>> still ongoing and they can not provide an ETA for the completion. We can
>>> not currently provide IPv6 connectivity to your server.
>>>
>>> If you need any further assistance, please, do not hesitate to contact
>>> us again by posting a new ticket in the appropriate Help Desk category.
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>
>> customer:
>>
>>> Hello "support1",
>>>
>>> I am not sure i understand this response. "support" had indicated that
>>> they may be able to provide me v6 connection. Now you are saying you can't?
>>> kindly note that we have a dedicated server with you. I don't see the
>>> reason why "provider" cannot ensure that our content is accessed on both v4
>>> and v6 network.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>
>> response:
>>
>>> The key here is in the "may" that "support" wrote. He checked the case
>>> with our system administrators and they discussed it with the datacenter
>>> technicials. The reason why we can not provide IPv6 connectivity, even
>>> though you are on a Dedicated server is that the entire network
>>> infrastructure should allow IPv6 throughput. As I explained, the datacenter
>>> is working on such a project but they can not provide an ETA for it.
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>>
>>
>>  Cheers!
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