Tom Coffeen

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IPv6 Buzz 055: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of IPv6 With Geoff Huston

We discuss the challenges and opportunities of IPv6 with Geoff Huston, APNIC's chief scientist and network analyst nonpareil. Topics include how dual-stack and Happy Eyeballs have papered over v6 deficiencies, why the address space may not be as vast as advertised, and why v6 is still the future.

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IPv6 Buzz 051: How The Work-From-Home Movement Affects IPv6 And The Internet

The IPv6 Buzz crew examine how the recent increase in working from home have affected Internet traffic as a whole--and IPv6 in particular. Will recent developments push IPv6 closer to a "tipping point"? What is VPN breakout and how is it impacted by IPv6? They discuss these topics and more.

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IPv6 Buzz 049: IPv6 and Renumbering

In this week's episode Ed, Scott, and Tom discuss one of IT networking's biggest challenges, IP renumbering, and how IPv6 impacts (and is impacted by) it. Anyone who's ever had to do a significant IPv4 renumbering project knows just how labor intensive and painful this process can be. Will it be easier with IPv6? If so, how and why?

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IPv6 Buzz 049: IPv6 and Renumbering

In this week's episode Ed, Scott, and Tom discuss one of IT networking's biggest challenges, IP renumbering, and how IPv6 impacts (and is impacted by) it. Anyone who's ever had to do a significant IPv4 renumbering project knows just how labor intensive and painful this process can be. Will it be easier with IPv6? If so, how and why?