Re:Apple under fire for backing off IPv6 support
by cek on Friday April 13, 2012 @11:49AM
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I couldn't find anything that indicates WHY Apple removed IPv6 support. I'd love to understand if this was an oversight or intentional. If intentional was it to simplify the user experience, fix a technical problem, or because "it was broken and we couldn't fix it"?
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Re:Apple under fire for backing off IPv6 support
by mikeash on Friday April 13, 2012 @11:53AM
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The new AirPort Utility is basically a clone of the iOS version, and is extremely dumbed down compared to previous versions. It removed the ability to configure all kinds of useful "advanced" features, of which IPv6 is just one. I assume this was done to simplify the UI, but the new version is a huge step backwards in general. We can hope that they'll add the missing features back in as time goes on, but it remains to be seen.
IPv6 still works fine, and Apple still provides an official download of the previous configuration utility that allows IPv6 configuration and all the rest.
Re:Apple under fire for backing off IPv6 support
by rhysk on Friday April 13, 2012 @12:04PM
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Yes, it looks like the new AirPort Utility was released a little too early. It's fine for basic configuration but the advanced features are missing. It is a rewrite however, so hopefully these features are added as time goes on.
I think the title of this article is a bit misleading.