There are many places on the Internet where members of the “IPv6 community” gather to discuss IPv6 deployment, ask and answer questions and share new tools/services/questions. With new discussion areas appearing on new social services all the time, here are the public places we are currently aware of:
Email Discussion Lists:
- ipv6-ops – a list for people involved in the deployment of IPv6
- RIPE NCC IPv6 working group – a list for discussion of IPv6 policy and operational issues within the RIPE NCC community.
- ipv6-hackers – lists for discussion of IPv6 security issues (one list in English and one in Spanish)
Google+ Community:
LinkedIn Groups:
LinkedIn currently has over 100 different Groups related to IPv6, many connected with different regions and subject areas. Two of the more active Groups are:
Similar to LinkedIn, Facebook contains a large number of IPv6-related Groups and IPv6-related Pages. A few of the more active areas include:
- IPv6 group
- World IPv6 Launch page
- Deploy360 page
- The #IPv6 hashtag is commonly used for DNSSEC-related tweets.
- The IPv6 “subreddit” can be found at: http://www.reddit.com/r/ipv6/
IETF Working Groups
Within the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), IPv6-related issues and standards are developed and discussed in many different working groups. Some of the primary groups include:
- v6ops – IPv6 Operations
- 6man – IPv6 Maintenance
- 6lowpan – IPv6 over low power networks
- opsec – Operational Security Capabilities for IP Network Infrastructure
Others?
If you are aware of other places where people are gathering to talk about IPv6 issues, please let us know.