Want to be able to access your machine anytime, anywhere? Can't be bothered purchasing a domain name and configuring Dynamic DNS? Microsoft has a solution: the 'Windows Internet Computer Name' - a unique domain name for your computer. There is one small catch though: you have to be using the next-generation networking protocol IPv6 which, although thoroughly integrated into Windows Vista, isn't supported by most home routers yet.
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Member since:2006-06-03
Member since:2006-09-25
I can translate my IPv4 address into an IPv6 one, but will the ISP route respose packets to that back to me? Or are you talking about 2002::/3 addresses? I tried those, it has huge egress latency and is therefore unusable for browsing for example.
Edited 2006-11-07 18:17
Member since:2006-09-25
Well, you have
Nerim
« http://www.nerim.net/connectiviteenipv6.php »
and i think Orange does it to, but I couldn't find it on their website.
( http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6#Acc.C3.A8s_.C3.A0_IPv6 )
Member since:2006-05-08
you also have Sunet (www.sunet.se) which is the swedish university computer network.
Not really available for the average home user, but it is available for most students that live in student appartments.
I think they qualify as home users..
I'm sure there are other ISP's that have it aswell..
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2006-09-25
Tell me a single ISP in China, Japan or Europe that offers IPv6 for home users.
Because I don't know of any, but I will change to it if there's one ;-)