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Offline gunug

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« on: September 07, 2006, 12:08:35 PM »
I thought this was an interesting article over at Ziff-Davis:

http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/software/pri...33774-39000001c

It could mean a bad internet month or two for everyone!
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« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2006, 01:08:44 PM »
Interesting.... Vista is delayed (probably) in Europe so maybe we are safe just a little longer wink.gif
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« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2006, 01:45:51 PM »
I think the longer it can be put off the better; give it until 2099 and it can be our great-grandchildrens problem!
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« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2006, 02:37:55 PM »
Yeah.... but i still wish i could be there wink.gif
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« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2006, 11:52:29 PM »
OK, which is it?

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"It is going to try a DNS lookup for the IPv6 address and then a DNS lookup for the IPv4 address," Mockapetris said. "It just uses more DNS, and until we increase the supply, things are going to go slower."


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when a machine does do an IPv6 query, it will do so only to a DNS server that responded to its initial IPv4 query, the company said.


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« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2006, 08:32:52 AM »
I've been reading up a little on DNS and IPv6 but I'm afraid it's not tracking well enough for me to have an intelligent discussion about it!   huh.gif
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« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2006, 09:34:27 AM »
It's all Ελληνικά to me!

Sorry.
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