Comment by db48x
4 days ago
Your computer, and every other computer on the planet, already supports the entire IPv6 spec. There is no subset.
4 days ago
Your computer, and every other computer on the planet, already supports the entire IPv6 spec. There is no subset.
I'm typing this on a computer running Android, which means it doesn't support DHCPv6. I would describe it as supporting a subset of IPv6 functionality.
I suppose that could be annoying, but technically DHCPv6 is not part of the IPv6 specification just as the original DHCP was not part of the original TCP/IP specification.
Well, we'll have to see what all the "in-between" bits do. There's a lot in it, that will require implementation by countless layers of routers, switches, caches, firewalls, etc.
Look at Bluetooth, for an example, or TIFF.
I printed out the Bluetooth spec once, just for Ss and Gs. It was over 2,000 pages (double-sided).
I once tried writing a fully-compliant TIFF reader. Didn't go so well.
Those all support IPv6 too. They’re the same computers, and they’ve all supported IPv6 for decades now. The IPv6 spec is a lot shorter than the spec for Bluetooth or TIFF.
Just because the physical and link layers support it, doesn't mean the application layer will.
You could say the same for Bluetooth chips.
I've seen stuff, man...
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