IPB139: Avoiding Typical IPv6 Pitfalls

Network engineers and architects considering IPv6 can benefit from the experiences of those who have gone before them by avoiding the problems that have bedeviled other deployments. On today’s show, your hosts discuss three typical pitfalls and how to get over or around them without falling in. Those IPv6 pitfalls include: * IPv4 thinking * Deploying ULA * Security team participation (or lack thereof) If you’ve got more suggestions for this list, or an experience to share, contact us at packetpushers.net/fu. We’d love to hear from you. Show Links: IPv6 Buzz 102: The Problem With IPv4 Thinking – Packet Pushers ULA is Broken (in Dual-stack Networks) – Infoblox IP Version 6 Addressing Architecture – IETF Default Address Selection for Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) – IETF Internet Protocol Version 6: DOD Needs to Improve Transition Planning – US Government Accountability Office DOD Needs To Improve Transition Planning (PDF version) – US Government Accountability Office Pitfall! – Wikipedia