Does Hyperion own the rights to OS 3.1, 3.5, 3.9?

[Karlos]

When it replaces IPV4, it'll mean your Amigas won't be able to use the internet unless they have their TCP/IP stacks replaced.

We'll run out of IPV4 address space in lesss then 12 months.

Depends on how you connect. As long as your router is happy to have an external facing IPv6 address, I think IPv4 is wide enough for most people's LAN requirements

[Karlos]

What, people still connect directly without a router?

Seriously, I'd be screwed without one. The horrible little ADSL modem I got from my ISP didn't work with anything other than windows. It also tended to drop the connection left right and centre, requiring a full blown USB reset in order to work. I really don't miss that piece of junk.

Now, even my A1200, sporting an ageing TCP stack that doesn't even support DHCP, let alone IPv6 is happy to talk to the outside world.

[Karlos]

Well if that day does ever come then the Indians at Virgin Media will be hearing from me on the phone as they are not providing an adequate broadband service.

About which probably nothing will happen. You might get a free router though

[Karlos]

Well if that day does ever come then the Indians at Virgin Media will be hearing from me on the phone as they are not providing an adequate broadband service.

....

Haha a codeword to actually speak to someone with technical knowledge that would be quite something.  For Virgin Media I suggest the word Vindaloo.

*sigh*

Racial stereotype, much?

This may come as a surprise, but most people in India have never heard of Vindaloo or most of the other curry dishes you may be familiar with.

[Karlos]

Yes.

Nice. No, wait, the other thing...

Although it's less and less. The other thing is that most of the routers I've seen supplied by ISPs are pretty ropey.

Yeah, a friend received one and apparently it was pants to set up and the wireless is temperamental in the extreme. Not sure what make it was.

[Karlos]

You've not lived until you've gone on ADSL with just a modem

I was there... briefly

[Karlos]

But once IPv6 only web sites starts to show up I don't think a router can save you as the browser would get a IPv6 address when doing the DNS lookup.

greets,
Staf.

I dare say it will be a while before IPv6 only sites appear.  There's too much in the way of entrenched IPv4 stuff out there in the real world for a simple "switch" from one to the other.

Wow, how did we get onto this again? :lol:

[Karlos]

@kolla

Not such a big deal here, since I mostly use my amiga's networking capabilities for local LAN stuff like samba shares, VNC etc.