The World Wide Web will be disrupted globally on Wednesday as the world Internet bodies plan to test run the new Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6).


The Internet Protocol is the address of a device used in connecting to the Internet and it represents the technology powering the Internet.


It only recognises the IP address in providing access to the Internet and the entire global has been using the IPv4 until it numbers were recently exhausted.


The development reinforces the need to migrate to the IPv6, which had been developed as the next generation IP, address standard intended to supplement and eventually replace the IPv4 protocol that most Internet services use today.


According to the worldipv6day.org, more than 225 participating organisations from every part of the globe will join Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Akamai, Limelight Networks to enable IPv6 on their main services for 24 hours on Wednesday.


Hundreds of websites and Internet service providers around the world will be affected on that day as world Internet bodies, such as Internet Society, Internet Engineering Task Force and the Internet Architecture Board, lead the world in the first global-scale trial of the IPv6.


As a result of this, Internet users numbering over two billion worldwide will experience some difficulties in accessing the web.


The disruption, which is expected to last for only one day, is expected to affect over 43 million Internet users in Nigeria.


This, according to experts, is because all ISPs in the country are currently on IPv4, which is not compatible with IPv6.


While some experts argue that the global test run will make it impossible for ISPs in the country to connect to the Internet, organisers of the IPv6 Day have doused the fear, saying users should be able to connect to the Internet despite few glitches.

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No be small thing Oooh. What would i do without internet for one day.

But could this be true?

Oh! Very bad news for FBT.

Thank you for the update!

Thank you for the update!

what will happen to banks in Nigeria dat day.

Sunday should have been better for Nigeria

odiaero:

Please, will i be able to Trade tomoro, anybody? They should move it to on Saturday jor, ot tomoro

Don't be naive, the rule says there is always another day. 'FOREX' I sidon dey look.

I will miss NL 2morrow

The world is expanding globally.  Thanks for the new IPv6 development!  The scientists are working round the cloak.

Na big LIE. If you believe this then you can believe anything

On 8 June, 2011, Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, Akamai and Limelight Networks will be amongst some of the major organisations that will offer their content over IPv6 for a 24-hour “test flight”. The goal of the Test Flight Day is to motivate organizations across the industry – Internet service providers, hardware makers, operating system vendors and web companies – to prepare their services for IPv6 to ensure a successful transition as IPv4 addresses run out.

Please join us for this test drive and help accelerate the momentum of IPv6 deployment.
How To Take Part

Interested in joining the other organisations that are taking part in this initiative? Select your type of organisation below and you’ll find everything you need to participate in World IPv6 Day:

* Website Owners
* Network Operators

Please contact us to indicate your interest in participating in World IPv6 Day and to have your company added to the list of participating organisations.
Test your IPv6 Connectivity

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Other IPv6 Day Events
Heise.de held a similar event on 16 September 2010. As a result of their prior tests and experiences they now operate dual stack IPv6 and IPv4 on their website. You can read about their experiences in the following links:

* Heise.de (German version)
* Heise.de (English version)

On Oct 26, 2010, two of the top-5 websites in Norway, A-pressen Digitale Medier and VG Multimedia, both made their websites available over IPv6 for 24 hours. Thanks to the positive results that day, the change was made permanent shortly after.

* A-pressen Digitale Medier (Norwegian version)
* A-pressen Digitale Medier (Norwegian version)
* VG Multimedia (Norwegian version)


http://worldipv6day.org/

we are not seeing the signs because we are so busy with our businesses. Look guys! It is not really what u think it is. It appears kool and harmless though, but it has some elements of deception. The ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT is gradually building. Everything now is geared towards it. 666. I will be posting the details with evidences aongside soon on this thread. Be wise. Be vigilant. Be watchful. The signs are clear. Ipv6 in indeed

kenbuchee:

we are not seeing the signs because we are so busy with our businesses. Look guys! It is not really what u think it is. It appears kool and harmless though, but it has some elements of deception. The ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT is gradually building. Everything now is geared towards it. 666. I will be posting the details with evidences aongside soon on this thread. Be wise. Be vigilant. Be watchful. The signs are clear. Ipv6 in indeed

Original Mo.ron

Original Mo.ron

i cry 4 u

N. W. O, New World Order, lol

Let's go there.

This is probably not going to happen. IP v6 has been working along side v4 for years, there shouldnt realy be any need for down time, besides that stakes are too high for such an interruption

I read this before . . .Too bad!

Welcome IPv6, we ar d 1 using IPv4, definitely we shall get use to it!!No hassle

kenbuchee:

we are not seeing the signs because we are so busy with our businesses. Look guys! It is not really what u think it is. It appears kool and harmless though, but it has some elements of deception. The ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT is gradually building. Everything now is geared towards it. 666. I will be posting the details with evidences aongside soon on this thread. Be wise. Be vigilant. Be watchful. The signs are clear. Ipv6 in indeed

Another conspiracy theory?? Maybe you should stop posting on NL using IPv4 (and later IPv6) so as to avoid the "One World Government".  

So who picks the compensation bill for losses in global revenue from e-business tomorrow?

. . .and how will this cause Internet disruption? Does the writer of this article even know the idea behind what became the Internet? The Internet can never be "disrupted". And if a server is only accepting IPV6 connections, that only means the onus is on the client to have an IPV6 address (which most computers already have alongside IPV4).

I thot IPV6 was already in use for a few years? We use that at work here.

monkeyleg:

This is probably not going to happen. IP v6 has been working along side v4 for years, there shouldnt realy be any need for down time, besides that stakes are too high for such an interruption

Really dont know what the whole fuss' all about. IPv6 has been on for some time now. For those migrating from IPv4 to IPv6, it really wont affect much folks.

This one na gud news for FBT. mtn, airtel and co. Time to depeen the cracks

WHAT KIND OF NONSENSE IS THIS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IPv6 has been around for quite some time now, why all of a sudden need to run a test. Some countries e.g China have started to implement it, so what is fuse about testing it tomorrow. The internet can't afford to be down for a day even a downtime of 30% for an hr will cause so much trouble.