{"id":5150,"date":"2011-01-31T19:51:38","date_gmt":"2011-02-01T00:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbachnet.wwwmi3-ss40.a2hosted.com\/?p=5150"},"modified":"2022-12-30T15:53:37","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T20:53:37","slug":"the-ipocalypse-is-nigh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rbach.net\/index.php\/the-ipocalypse-is-nigh\/","title":{"rendered":"The IPocalypse is Nigh"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/a>The IPocalypse<\/a> will cause users with improperly configured computers to experience slowdowns, timeouts, or other connectivity issues when the Internet moves to the IPv6 protocol unless they are ready. To see if you are ready to endure the IPocalypse ghacks<\/a><\/em> point us<\/a> to IPv6-Test.com<\/a>.\u00a0 The site has an Open Source script that runs using JavaScript. Just visit the website click and wait until the test has finished. The IPv6 test runs a series of tests including the browser\u2019s IPv4 and IPv6 capabilities, IPv4 and IPv6 connectivity with and without DNS records, and a test that checks if the ISP\u2019s DNS server uses IPv6.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>According to ghacks<\/em> the most important test for users to run is the dual-stack test. There will be a transition period where websites and services can be reached via IPv4 or IPv6. The user\u2019s computer needs to pick one of the protocols and use it for the connection which means that devices that only support IPv4 at this time can still connect to the websites. Connectivity issues occur if this is broken.<\/p>\n

Major services and websites will switch to IPv6 for a 24 hour period on World IPv6 day on June 8. Among them are Google, Facebook, and Yahoo. That\u2019s where the dual-stack DNS record support can be tested in a live environment.<\/p>\n

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