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[FurryNutz]

Some reading:
http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=5381.0

[FurryNutz]

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/229362/what_your_business_can_expect_on_world_ipv6_day.html

[FurryNutz]

http://www.dlink.com/ipv6

[RobIII]

From http://www.dlink.com/ipv6#1

Get Ready for IPv6 Now
Are You Ready for IPv6?
IPv6 Position Whitepaper
A Network Users guide to IPv6 White Paper
Network World IPv6 Article Reprint
Consumers and Business: Insist on IPv6
Formulate a Strategy for IPv6 on Internal Networks
Look for IPv6 Leadership from your Service Provider
Choosing a Network Equipment Vendor
D-Link's IPv6-certified products
World IPv6 Day and D-Link IPv6 Readiness
Need Help Getting Ready?

When today’s Internet was designed, computers were special-purpose back room business machines and the 4.3 billion addresses provided by Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) seemed practically limitless. Today, connected devices from televisions to smart phones to cars have become ubiquitous, and as a result the world is all but out of IPv4 addresses and must move to its successor, IPv6, which has 340 trillion trillion trillion (3.4 x 1038) addresses.

Unfortunately, the new standard is not backwards compatible. Instead, IPv4 and IPv6 must coexist. For the forseeable future, most Internet content and application services will remain reachable via IPv4 while IPv6 opens up a vast new world.

While this has huge impact on Internet Service Providers, whose businesses depend on providing a flow of new Internet addresses, it might seem that consumers and businesses can just wait.

Consumers and Business: Insist on IPv6
In fact, consumers and businesses need to take action now. Within the lifecycle of any networking equipment purchased today, anyone needing more Internet addresses or advanced network services will find they are only available in the new standard, IPv6. While a dwindling supply of IPv4 addresses might be obtainable, the risk of costs rising due to scarcity and the downside of investing in yesterday’s technology will provide a clear business case against it. Thus, every network device purchased must support IPv6 as well as IPv4.

Even so, there’s no foolproof way for ISPs providing IPv6 addresses to guarantee those addresses can reach all IPv4 content seamlessly. If an application’s code references IPv4 addresses, for example, IPv6 will break it.

Thus the first priority if you do business over the Internet is to prepare to make web-facing applications and content directly accessible over IPv6 to ensure that the user experience is not degraded by any IPv4 to IPv6 transition technology. Any company doing business with countries in rapidly expanding economies that are ahead of us on IPv6 – China for example – should work especially quickly.

I AM INSISTING.

[alien]

no information on the dir -855

[h3b]

indeed, not on the DIR-855 but it seems that the new DIR-655 B revision is ipv6 ready according to the link. So can we expect a DIR-855 B hardware revision as well? Nevertheless the old DIR-655 A revision remains worthless thus without ipv6 support. Will be the same as for the current DIR-855 I guess. For now I have no need for ipv6 since my provider will not upgrade to ipv6 yet. As soon as they will upgrade to ipv6 my router is probably already replaced for another one (not sure if this will be a dlink again).

[FurryNutz]

Clearly this product never had and probably never will have IPv6. You guys need to understand that this product never went to market with any kind of certification for IPv6. Would be like buying a car that was designed to only have a v6 engine and the buyer wanted a V8. Really? I highly doubt if DLink is going to listen to any "INSISTING" from users who don't fully grasp all there is about there device and the impending standard. People need to do more research on review on products before they buy. They really want IPv6 or extra features, then you need to research each product before you buy. Find the products that support IPv6 or have the certification markings. Then buy accordingly. Honestly, IPv6 wont be seen at our level from ISPs for a bit longer now. Theres infrastructure thats got to be put in place. Going to take time man. And using IPv6, do you know how to use it? Every tried working with it? You might wanna check out some IPv6 classes before you start "INSISTING". Might change your mind. Dlink has some good routers, the 825 does fine. I don't have IPv6 turned on cuz I don't have a use for it yet. When that time some it will be turned on. Find the routers that work best for you, not becuz of a silly standard that is looming dark on the horizon. Come on, you still connected to the Internet, with or with out it.

[chascent]

The problem here is that the DIR-825 DOES support IPV6. Why wouldn't the top of the lin DIR-855?
They are equally as old as each other so I don't buy your argument.

Charlie C

[FurryNutz]

and being equally as old means that it supports it? Have proof of this? Just because product is the same age doesn't mean the HW or the SW is the same.

[nicceg]

If it is coming or not is probably  a function of 5 things
1) RAM available, is it feasible to add ipv6
2) Flash, does it fit?
3) CPU cycles
DIR 855 already supports 2 wireless interfaces meaning
that the load is larger than compared to dir-655.
I think 855 has a more powerfull cpu, though.
4) Development time
How much
5) Projected life in retail channel

It may be possible to enable ipv6, but probably not without
sacrificing something else.

I think that ipv6 is supported by the kit from Ubicom,
the chip maker, so it is there. It is just not compiled in.

Let's hope that the answer is that it is possible.

[FurryNutz]

Again, the WNDR3700 was designed and is capable and has the markings for IPv6. The 855 was not.

I'm not trying to dispell anyones wishes here however you guys need to think about this realistically. DLink has routers that fully support IPv6. Why do you have this miss-placed demand for DLink to support IPv6 on a device that never went to market to support IPv6 in the first place when there are other models and newer models out there that do? The 855 might have been the top of the line in it's day however we will probably never know why IPv6 was not included in the design and marketing of this router when others were. Dlink probably had good reasons for doing it and buyers need to be aware of it and features of routers. Some have more media features than networking, some have more gaming features than wireless, some have more networking and less media features, theres a multitude of routers and they all have different features. Ya it would be nice to have one router that does it all I suppose. The 855 is a great router for what IT does. Just seems that some of you bought something with out doing some research on what you really needed or supposedly desired and didn't get the right router, or figure by demanding, that you can get Dlink to add in a feature that probably might support it however might now that was never included. Good Luck with that.

Alien, If you really think that Dlink isn't the best company out there then I would refrain from posting here and move on to something else. Where here to help each other out and try to help others in there problems with there routers. Your personal feelings have no meaning here and tend to be ignored and deleted.

[chascent]

Here you go, DIR-825

http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=DIR-825

DIR-825 Revision B Release Notes
===========================================

Firmware: 2.05NA
Date: 01/13/11

1. Fixed BT issue.
2. Support IPv6 spec v1.13 (6rd DHCPv4 Option)

===========================================

Firmware: 2.03NA
Date: 04/27/10

1. Supports Ipv6 spec v1.08.
2. Fixed: IPv6 6in4 issue.
3. Fixed: DHCP Reservation misspelling issue.
4. Fixed: WPS Push and Pin issue.
5. Supports 12/24 time format function.
6. Fixed: PPPoE re-connect issue.
7. Fixed: BT issue.
8. Supports SIP LAN to LAN.

===========================================

   Why not the DIR-855!

Charlie C

[FurryNutz]

Will have to see when if DLink brings it fully to support it. I hope they do man. I hope they do. I guess people will be to be patient and you'll find out.

[alien]

the old wndr3700 was only ipv4 device, but they listend to the people. Dlink doesn't listend to their people and the dir 855 is capable doing ipv6. Only the firmware must be modified. I leave dlink because of the lack on wireless support, and lack on firmware support.
Update is very happy with mine. VPN and everything works great.

[FurryNutz]

Then you can move along since your not helping any one here. Enjoy the expensive router you got. Again, that router was designed with all the features they marketed it for. Dlink has the same router for about the same price, the DSR-500. Move along and have a nice day.