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IPv6!!!!

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praetor242
From Arlington, TX
Who joined Feb. 23, 2017, 5:41 p.m.
Wrote the following at June 21, 2017, 7:49 p.m...
I have IPv6 setup on my network, and I set it up on my O2. I figured I'd have to fsck with it, but it Just Worked(tm). For being an older OS, it seems to have mature support for it. :D
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Dodoid
From Ottawa, Canada
Who joined July 4, 2016, 1:36 p.m.
Wrote the following at June 22, 2017, 11:10 a.m...
6.5.30 (and some of the later 6.9.2x'es) has some niceties introduced long after MIPS products had ended. It even does 64 bit time so that IRIX systems will survive the 2038 UNIX epoch.

I was wrong, just looked into it some more and apparently it's 32 bit. Unfortunate.
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praetor242
From Arlington, TX
Who joined Feb. 23, 2017, 5:41 p.m.
Wrote the following at June 22, 2017, 12:07 p.m...
Yeah. I've been really happy with 6.5.30. It has a few quirks, like all the PostScript stuff. But otherwise, it's been great.
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Geoman
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From Munich, Germany
Who joined May 26, 2005, 3:37 a.m.
Wrote the following at June 22, 2017, 1:58 p.m...
IPV6: since 6.5.19
:Indy: :O2: :O2: :Indigo: :Indigo2IMP: :Octane: :Octane2: :Octane2:
SGI - the legend will never die!!
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praetor242
From Arlington, TX
Who joined Feb. 23, 2017, 5:41 p.m.
Wrote the following at June 22, 2017, 2:09 p.m...
That's impressive. Lessee 6.5.19 came out in 2003. I don't think Windows XP SP2 from 2004 had a complete IPv6 stack and I know Linux's was half-baked, and this seems to be pretty solid so SGI was certainly ahead of the curve.
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kubatyszko
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From Los Angeles
Who joined Nov. 12, 2011, 3:18 a.m.
Wrote the following at June 25, 2017, 8:50 p.m...
Yep, back in Tokyo I've deliberately chosen my provider because they had native IPV6, IRIX worked flawlessly. Call me lazy but it's so much easier when I can set up all my hosts all over the world without crazy routing necessary.
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smj
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From Berkeley, CA, USA, NA, Earth, Sol
Who joined Nov. 12, 2007, 7:54 p.m.
Wrote the following at June 26, 2017, 7:11 p.m...
Hmm, I've got IPv6 up at home over the past couple months (sonic.net and 6rd). Works fine for the frequently used machines, I'll have to see how the SGIs handle it Some Day Soon®...
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praetor242
From Arlington, TX
Who joined Feb. 23, 2017, 5:41 p.m.
Wrote the following at June 27, 2017, 9:56 a.m...
I have ATT and they provide native IPv6. A few tweaks to my Ubiquiti EdgeRouter, and voila...IPv6. IPv6 on IRIX has worked pretty flawlessly. I'm impressed.
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