This is an introduction Article about what use can be done with IPv6 . At ESMT (Dakar SENEGAL), we only have 64 public IP addresses for about 150 computers. This is due to the fact that Africa has not been given many prefixes by the RIPE/ARIN NCC. Therefore, we are forced to use NAT, wich is a complete disaster for peer-2-peer applications, such as MBONE. We are a peer that can only receive, but not send.

Thanks to IPv6, we can have plenty adresses (there is no such private adresses and NAT in IPv6). And now, we all use the M6BONE to attend meetings, conferences, and also distant learning (DIM).

More on ESMT at: http://www.esmt.sn

Please, also read the other articles on reflectors:
  IPv4 to IPv6 here
  IPv6 to IPv6 there

Bruno ROGER, ESMT/DI