AC needs to support IPv6.

[Jg99]

Ok, since IPV6 has been rolled out on major websites and other places, AC needs to support IPv6 also, along with regular ipv4.

Just a suggestion, Tell me what you think

[blueberry]

What's the advantage? I don't know much about IPv6 other than the fact that it can accomodate more addresses.

[Oracle]

Can somebody explain this for the less computer-literate masses?

[Bukz]

IPv6 is a new style of IP addresses, offers a lot more combinations than the standard 4 octet combination we know now (e.g. 192.0.0.1)

Edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6

[Jg99]

Yes look here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6

[blueberry]

http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/i/f/...s_ipv6.htm

Edit: Damn, too slow on the guns.

[Oracle]

Edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6

Come now Bukz. You obviously saw Jg99 post the wikipedia link, then you immediately scrambled to post it as well, just to make it look like he copied you. HAVE YOU NO SHAME? :<

[Bukz]

Lol, actually I didn't don't read his post posts. :D

[blueberry]

Jg, you didn't answer my question really. What would be the advantage of AC supporting IPv6? The current system seems to work fine, although I'm no expert. Care to explain sir?

[Oracle]

Oh. Well in that case...
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K I looked through a couple of the links. I wouldn't say that AC "needs" this feature, since that would only delay that hasty arrival of 1.1.1 (btw did anybody else notice Brahma pop on the AC irc? Can only mean under 24 hours until the new version's long-awaited arrival :D), but it's not bad.

[Jg99]

Eventually, AC will require IPv6, or it will die. Thats why AC needs IPv6, cause IPv4 is gonna eventually not exist

[Bukz]

As far as I understand it, Jg99 is correct about AC needing to implement them eventually.

Edit: Meaning the poll is just silly.

[Edward]

AC, why u no support ipv6?

[Jg99]

I decided to bring this up, because I think it's time to do this before IPv4 is dead

[blueberry]

I think it'll be a while until IPv4 is phased out. AssaultCube may be dead before IPv4 is.

[paulmuaddibKA]

AC never dies, it is in our hearts!

[Oracle]

AC never dies, it is in our hearts!

Ah, so that's where all the good servers have gone.

[Ronald_Reagan]

Title: AC needs to support IPv6

[...]
Just a suggestion, Tell me what you think

* Ronald_Reagan is getting mixed messages.

[paulmuaddibKA]

Yes , if you miss them, they are there along with your intelligence, which is sadly missed.
RIP Flami´s intelligence AND good servers.

[Jg99]

can someone sticky this?

[Bukz]

Why on earth would this thread need to be stickied when the devs already know this is something that inevitably must happen?

[Jg99]

idk, i think it should be stickied so the devs get to it quickly

[#M|A#Wolf]

ipv4 will still survive some more time, and when eventually it starts to stop existing and becoming obsolete everyone will know and the change will be done anyway.

[Ronald_Reagan]

FYI, this isn't the first time IPv6 has been on the forums. See these threads:

http://forum.cubers.net/thread-3154-post...l#pid54551
http://forum.cubers.net/thread-3835.html

[Jg99]

thats a long time ago though :3

[.JK.]

I would say that IPv6 should be implemented sooner, rather than later. I would say that there should be IPv4 fallback in case someone is using an older operating system that does not support it. I would say that it should be implemented after 1.1.1, as that would delay the release further.

[Waffles]

I'd like to think the devs are well aware of this and will deal with it as needed. Or jg99, you could do some real coding and contribute. Either way, it will get sorted. Or it won't. Seems like the next y2k the way you're describing it.

[vonunov]

Is YOUR system epoch rollover-ready???

[Ronald_Reagan]

thats a long time ago though :3

Surprisingly enough, IPv6, IPv4, nor the related status of AC has changed since those threads.

I mostly included those to give more background info.

[tempest]

Is YOUR system epoch rollover-ready???

His system most likely is. But what about his ISP? Only a few offer IPv6 so far.

As for v6 support in AC, that would be relatively easy. Most of the work would need to be done within Enet, but I'm sure eihrul is well aware of this and will do it as it's needed, so no need to annoy him.