Is IPv6 that important right now?

[thepieman]

my old linksys router is getting behind on the years and occasionally drops the wifi signal completely, so i want to get a new, modern router. however, the one that i'm interested in, and also in my price range, is the ASUS black diamond http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320062 shown here. however, it does not support IPv6, as the comments section shows.

so my question is, at this point in time, is IPv6 support important and how long can one expect an IPv4 only router expect to stay current?

 

[Hawkeye22]

I think most ISP's will continue to run IPv4 in addition to IPv6 after all, it's not like the current IPv4 addresses are not usable. The home router market has just recently started supplying IPv6 routers. I think it will be a while before people start upgrading their router, especially if the one they have now works fine.

That said, if you planned on upgrading now anyhow, why not get an IPv6 router? I think they also do IPv4.

 

[thepieman]

I think most ISP's will continue to run IPv4 in addition to IPv6 after all, it's not like the current IPv4 addresses are not usable. The home router market has just recently started supplying IPv6 routers. I think it will be a while before people start upgrading their router, especially if the one they have now works fine.

That said, if you planned on upgrading now anyhow, why not get an IPv6 router? I think they also do IPv4.

right, but i havent found an excellent quality IPv6 router. the ASUS black diamond i'm looking at right now fits my needs well, it just lacks IPv6

 

[aaron88_7]

No, ipv6 support on a home router is not a feature you really need to worry about. ISP's won't stop supporting ipv4 until ipv6 is widely used - which is at least a decade away.

If the Asus RT-N56U fits your needs, go with that. It'll most likely die long before your ISP requires a router supporting ipv6 anyway.

 

[ngrego]

For you to use IPv6 on your network all other devices connected are also compatible. IPv6 is an upcoming technology that looks like it will be taking over in the future. I believe you will have a good 5 years (at least) before IPv6 is a Networking standard.

 

[thepieman]

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