I wrote about the 'new' IPv6 protocol a few months back - Time for IPv6 - saying that with IPv4 addresses rapidly running out, network admins needed to get themselves ready for IPv6. Well it looks like some of the big boys are getting themselves ready, and giving you and me the chance to test our own systems too on World IPv6 Day on June 8th.
Some of the big web players such as Google, Facebook and Yahoo! will be configuring their sites and services to operate over IPv6, so you can test your own readiness. Google also have a simple test available here. This test will tell you if your systems are ready for IPv6 but sadly doesn't give you any information on what to do if they are not. Watch this space ....
