About this podcast
IPv6 Buzz is for network engineers and infrastructure pros adopting IPv6 or who want to learn more about the protocol. Hosts Ed Horley, Tom Coffeen, and Scott Hogg demystify IPv6’s intricacies and deliver practical insights in a conversational style that explain the how and why of implementation. They’ve literally written the books about IPv6 and routinely consult on public, private, and federal deployments. IPv6 Buzz is an essential podcast for building your knowledge, confidence, and expertise in working in this increasingly important domain.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 210 episodes
- IPB212: WinCLAT Deep Dive · 48 min · Episode 212Richard Hicks joins Ed and Tom to discuss the general availability of WinCLAT and its role in supporting IPv4 applications on IPv6-only networks. They break down how WinCLAT…
- IPB211: Announcing Windows 11 IPv6 CLAT with Jim Alumbaugh · 29 min · Episode 211Ed, Nick, and Tom are joined by Jim Alumbaugh, Technical Program Manager for Windows Networking Protocols, to discuss the newly released IPv6 Windows CLAT support for Wi-Fi and…
- IPB210: IPv6-Mostly Is Really Dual-Stack · 35 min · Episode 210IPv6-mostly is a foothold to get from your dual-stack network to a much more predominantly IPv6-run network, but the reality is that IPv6-mostly has a whole set of dependencies…
- IPB209: SREs Are Breaking IPv6 — And They Don’t Know It Yet · 30 min · Episode 209Ed and Nick explore why developers and SREs often become the bottleneck when transitioning to IPv6-only environments. They share practical strategies for bridging the…
- IPB208: IPv6 Address Management Is Broken · 34 min · Episode 208Traditional IPAM and DDI tools struggle to handle IPv6 at scale because they were originally designed around IPv4. Today Ed and Tom examine the visibility challenges posed by…
- IPB207: Flying Blind: Monitoring Might Not See IPv6 · 32 min · Episode 207Is your current network monitoring infrastructure capable of seeing IPv6 traffic or are you flying blind in a dual-stack environment? Today Ed, Nick, and Tom explore the critical…
- IPB206: Do IPv6 Mandates Work? · 26 min · Episode 206Nick Burgalio and Tom Coffeen discuss a Reddit post that had what appeared to be new federal guidance on IPv6 adoption. While it seems the timelines and guidelines haven’t…
- IPB205: Moving to Disable IPv4 · 1 h 0 min · Episode 205Franck Martin returns to the show to discuss the practical challenges of retiring IPv4 with hosts Ed, Nick, and Tom. Together they break down key strategies, how to work…
- IPB204: Tayga and IPv6 Translation · 41 min · Episode 204Andrew Palardy joins the hosts to discuss how Tayga, the open-source NAT64 daemon for Linux, is being updated to ensure it is up to date with all the current RFCs. Andrew…
- IPB203: The Death of NAT · 27 min · Episode 203Network Address Translation (NAT), a foundational element of IPv4, faces critical reassessment as IPv6 deployment shifts the landscape. Ed and Tom evaluate the evolving role of…
- IPB202: How to Get Hands-On IPv6 Deployment Experience · 37 min · Episode 202You can learn a lot about IPv6 from books, videos, and podcasts (such as this one), but it’s hard to beat hands-on experience. John Osmon joins our hosts to discuss how to set up…
- IPB201: The Never-Ending Prefix Debate: Revisiting Best Current Practices · 28 min · Episode 201Today’s conversation centers around a new Best Current Practices (BCP) RFC draft written by Jordi Palet Martinez. Our hosts explore the document for service providers and…
- IPB200: Yes, IPv6 Is Complicated. IPv8 Won’t Help · 33 min · Episode 200Why is IPv6 so much more complicated than IPv4? Could a newer version such as IPv8 be the solution? Guest Brian Carpenter joins our hosts to explain that many of IPv6’s…
- IPB199: Developing IPv6-Friendly Code · 22 min · Episode 199Tom Coffeen and Nick Buraglio welcome Chris Cummings to talk about developing code for IPv6. Chris argues that moving to IPv6 restores end-to-end connectivity, which reduces…
- IPB198: IPv6 Privacy and Temporary Addresses · 21 min · Episode 198Today our hosts discuss IPv6 Privacy and Temporary Addresses to clarify how address provisioning can potentially work for host operating systems. The discussion covers the…
- IPB197: SLAAC and the End of DHCP? · 27 min · Episode 197Today our hosts discuss the essential role of Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC) in successfully deploying an IPv6-mostly network. SLAAC is required to assign a unique…
- IPB196: Is End-to-End Connectivity the Right Goal? · 28 min · Episode 196One of the early design principles of the Internet was end-to-end connectivity: that is, every device on the Internet would be publicly addressable, and every device could share…
- IPB195: Start Network Automation with IPv6! · 18 min · Episode 195If you’re looking for a network automation project but you’re worried about breaking stuff, why not build your automation adventure around IPv6? If your production traffic runs…
- IPB194: Navel Gazing at NAT in IPv6 · 38 min · Episode 194Ed, Nick, and Tom discuss the need for Network Address Translation v6 to v6 (NAT66). While Network Prefix Translation (NPTv6) exists, its limitations make it insufficient for…
- IPB193: IPv6 Basics – Troubleshooting · 35 min · Episode 193Are you struggling to get IPv6 working, whether in a lab or even a pilot deployment? Ed, Nick, and Tom walk through the essentials of IPv6 troubleshooting, revealing the…
