Tried ArcaOS 5 yet? :)
What is ArcaOS 5?
https://www.arcanoae.com/arcaos/
RW>>> Tried ArcaOS 5 yet? :)
RN>> What is ArcaOS 5?
TK> https://www.arcanoae.com/arcaos/
Does it support IPv6?
Does it support IPv6?
No idea. I doubt it, but we'll see...
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Hello Tommi,
On Thursday May 18 2017 15:48, you wrote to Roger Nelson:
Tried ArcaOS 5 yet? :)
What is ArcaOS 5?
https://www.arcanoae.com/arcaos/
Does it support IPv6? If not -> show stopper!
That website is IPv4, a bad sign.
Hello Tommi,
On Thursday May 18 2017 16:52, you wrote to me:
Does it support IPv6?
No idea. I doubt it, but we'll see...
I get zero hits on "ArcaOS and IPv6"...
Cheers, Michiel
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Tried ArcaOS 5 yet? :)
What is ArcaOS 5?
https://www.arcanoae.com/arcaos/
Does it support IPv6? If not -> show stopper!
I get zero hits on "ArcaOS and IPv6"...
Considering how new the OS is, I am not surprised. Give it time.
IPv6 is twenty years old. Already in 2009, now eight years ago, I
decided I would not buy any new (network) stuff not supporting IPv6.
Give it time? No way, time is up! A new OS not supporting IPv6 is like
a new car with only a sling starter.
If it does not support IPv6, I am not even going to have a look at it.
Does it support IPv6? If not -> show stopper!
I have buy it yesterday and running it on my local laptop, it's nice
done only the wifi drivers are not complete yet, as i can have only a cable connection for now, i dont have test IPV6 but it think it's also
not ready yet.
If you have it up and running, it should not be hard to see if it supports IPv
at all. Even if you have no IPv6 connection to the outside world.
How about "ping ::1" on the command line?
[C:\]ping ::1
ping: unknown host ::1
At this time, IPv6 support is on our nice-to-have list, but we have no definite plans for implementing it in the near future. As long as edge devices (routers, etc.) maintain dual stacks, there is no urgent need
for IPv6 on the client side. That said, we do want to implement an IPv6 stack at some point (and hopefully replace the older BSD-based IPv4
stack, as well, with something more maintainable going forward).
I hope this answers your question. Thanks for your interest!
This is what one of my friends got in rteurn to at ticket to ArcaOS:
At this time, IPv6 support is on our nice-to-have list, but we have no
definite plans for implementing it in the near future. As long as edge
devices (routers, etc.) maintain dual stacks, there is no urgent need
for IPv6 on the client side. That said, we do want to implement an IPv6
stack at some point (and hopefully replace the older BSD-based IPv4
stack, as well, with something more maintainable going forward).
implement an IPv6 stack at some point (and hopefully replace the
older BSD-based IPv4 stack, as well, with something more
maintainable going forward).
Ok thanks for the info, as for myself on my laptop i dont need IPV6,
so no problem for me ;)
It may be no problem for you ATM, but buying stuff without IPv6 is the wrong signal. Launching an OS that is still IP4 only is NOT "bringing it into the 21th century". For me no IPv6 is a show stopper, even if I do not need it for this particular implementation right now.
Already seven years ago I decided not to buy any more IPv4 only stuff. Period.
Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Rudi Timmermans <=-
It may be no problem for you ATM, but buying stuff without IPv6 is the wrong signal. Launching an OS that is still IP4 only is NOT "bringing
it into the 21th century". For me no IPv6 is a show stopper, even if I
do not need it for this particular implementation right now.
Already seven years ago I decided not to buy any more IPv4 only stuff. Period.
Already seven years ago I decided not to buy any more IPv4 only
stuff. Period.
That does make it aq more difficult decision. I would like to run
ArcaOS here, but for the past 6 years, I have been running a full dual stack setup, so adding a non IPv6 capable system is a step backwards,
and where's the matter of sending market signals.
But OTOH, there is room to try bringing back my original system, which
was installed under OS/2.
Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
Already seven years ago I decided not to buy any more IPv4 only
stuff. Period.
In 2009, so eight years ago actually.
For me the decision is easy. The market signal prevails. It ould not be all that hard to integrate an IPv4 only system to my LAN, but I don't want to do that. And I certainly am not going to PAY for it. Wrong
market signal indeed.
But OTOH, there is room to try bringing back my original system, which
was installed under OS/2.
I ran OS/2 for a while. Warp II IIRC. it was a long time ago. I liked
it. But I dumped it when I could not make it talk to Novell Personal Netware. I tried very hard, but just could not make it work. It was
fixed in later versions, but then I had allready said goodbye. I am not one to go back. For me, Goodbye is goodbye.
Networking was not one of the strong points of OS/2 and ArcaOS seems to have inherited that weekness from IBM. The fact that they label IPv6 as mere "nice to have" says volumes.
In 2009, so eight years ago actually.
My total IPv6 convesion was 2 years later. However, I have to be pragmatic, there are some systems (ham radio is notorious) that don't support IPv6, so each case is judged on its merits.
Luckily the vast majority of my decisions involve no expenditure
(either open source or freeware).
Networking was not one of the strong points of OS/2 and ArcaOS
seems to have inherited that weekness from IBM. The fact that
they label IPv6 as mere "nice to have" says volumes.
That is disappointing, though there is scope for a totally new network stack, which better include IPv6! :)
I call it more than just disappointing Their slogan is: "bringing OS/2
to the 21st century". Sorry, an OS not supporting IPv6 is NOT 21th century.
Perhaps the new OS/2 will support ipv6 some day. We'll see. What about
the software? I believe people will run ArcaOS because of the old software. And those don't know anything about ipv6.
I think "bringing OS/2 to the 21st century" means the hardware. It has been difficult the run the old OS in a modern HW. Perhaps I try ArcaOS some day. Right now I have no time for it but I'm following the discussion.
And as you know, my old OS/2 can connect the IPv6 world quite ok. With
a help of a proper router. :)
I think "bringing OS/2 to the 21st century" means the hardware.
It has been difficult the run the old OS in a modern HW. Perhaps
I try ArcaOS some day. Right now I have no time for it but I'm
following the discussion.
The first reports are the the WiFi drivers are
missing/malfunctioning....
Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
The date that I dedided to no longer buy new network stuff that does
not do IPv6 does not co‹ncide with totally converting my LAN to IPv6.
The conversion of my network to IPv6 was a gradual process that took
many years. It is not entirely complete yet. There is my FON spot that
A 21th century OS without IPv6? Sorry, no deal!
On Warpstock Lewis Rosenthal has told, that IPv6 is not present and
will not be, yet they will not receive additional financing. He
suggested that those who need it, hold a crowdfunding.
This info from SU.OS2
MvdV> Thanks for the info Alexandr.On Warpstock Lewis Rosenthal has told, that IPv6 is not present
and will not be, yet they will not receive additional financing.
He suggested that those who need it, hold a crowdfunding.
This info from SU.OS2
Sysop: | Nelgin |
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Location: | Plano, TX |
Users: | 512 |
Nodes: | 10 (1 / 9) |
Uptime: | 190:44:52 |
Calls: | 8,283 |
Files: | 15,514 |
Messages: | 927,758 |