Episodes

  • IPB192: IPv6 Lab Update

    IPB192: IPv6 Lab Update
    Jan 22 2026
    Thinking of setting up an IPv6 lab this year? Our hosts dive into a major update on building and testing modern IPv6 networks, focusing on the game-changing “IPv6-mostly” architecture. They break down the essential components you need to get this working, including DHCP Option 108 and the nitty gritty of client support. In this episode,... Read more »
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    39 mins
  • IPB191: IPv6 Predictions for 2026

    IPB191: IPv6 Predictions for 2026
    Jan 8 2026
    Will Microsoft’s CLAT bring widespread adoption rates for IPv6? Will there be significant advancements in corporate and cloud adoption as well? Will this finally be the year we see the fix for the RFC 6724? Ed Horley, Tom Coffeen, and Nick Buraglio make their predictions for the new year in the first IPv6 Buzz of... Read more »
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    47 mins
  • IPB190: IPv6 in Kubernetes Deployments

    IPB190: IPv6 in Kubernetes Deployments
    Dec 18 2025
    Kubernetes is a popular container orchestration platform. Today’s IPv6 Buzz episode explores the benefits of using IPv6 in Kubernetes, and how Kubernetes uses IP addresses in both the control plane and data plane.We also address why the adoption rate is estimated to be so low, from default configurations to issues with non-IPv6-aware applications inside containers.... Read more »
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    21 mins
  • IPB189: RFC 9898 – Neighbor Discovery Considerations in IPv6 Deployments

    IPB189: RFC 9898 – Neighbor Discovery Considerations in IPv6 Deployments
    Dec 4 2025
    The newly published RFC 9898 is the discussion of today’s podcast. The IPv6 Buzz crew explore the complexities of neighbor discovery and review solutions for both operators and architects. They share how this RFC serves as a single, detailed resource to improve your understanding of neighbor discovery and to reduce the potential attack surface in... Read more »
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    31 mins
  • IPB188: IPv6 Adoption for an Entire Country

    IPB188: IPv6 Adoption for an Entire Country
    Nov 20 2025
    What does it take for an entire country to adopt IPv6? Our guest today is Tenanoia (Noia) Simona, CEO of Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation, the country’s sole telecommunications provider. She’s here to walk us through the difficulties of connecting the many islands of Tuvalu and their journey to achieving one of the world’s highest IPv6 adoption... Read more »
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    36 mins
  • IPB187: IPv6 RFC Updates

    IPB187: IPv6 RFC Updates
    Nov 6 2025
    Today the IPv6 Buzz crew provides updates on the latest in IPv6 standards, RFCs, and best practices. They break down the recent discussions around RFC 6052, explore the options for RFC 8215, and share Nick’s spin on the now defunct testipv6.com site. Episode Links: RFC 6052 RFC 8215 RFC 6598 IPv6.army
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    20 mins
  • IPB186: An Inside Look at RFC 9872 for Discovering v6 Prefixes

    IPB186: An Inside Look at RFC 9872 for Discovering v6 Prefixes
    Oct 23 2025
    RFC 9872 makes recommendations for NAT64 prefix discovery for hosts supporting v4-to-v6 translation. Co-host Nick Buralgio is a co-author of this RFC, so we’re taking the opportunity to talk about it in detail. We discuss the problems RFC 9872 is addressing and why a new RFC was needed for operational guidance, not necessarily defining a... Read more »
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    20 mins
  • IPB185: When IPv6 VPN and DNS Don’t Cooperate

    IPB185: When IPv6 VPN and DNS Don’t Cooperate
    Oct 9 2025
    Sometimes weirdness occurs within DNS if you’re on an IPv4 network and you connect to a dual-stack or v6-only VPN. Maybe the browser doesn’t connect, but you can still send pings, or vice versa. Is the OS getting confused about which stack and which order of interfaces to request services? Is the weird behavior being... Read more »
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    17 mins