IP6 - any speed advantage now?

Hello,

I'm wondering if there is any advantage of adding IP6 to my servers. My
workstations are all Windows XP SP2, my servers are all Windows X64 R2 SP2.
I was wondering if there would be any speed gain in my backups between my
backup server and my other servers. I don't know squat about IP6 so don't
be shy about "talking down" to me as I have much to learn.

Thanks

"boe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
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> Hello,
>
> I'm wondering if there is any advantage of adding IP6 to my servers.
> My workstations are all Windows XP SP2, my servers are all Windows X64
> R2 SP2. I was wondering if there would be any speed gain in my backups
> between my backup server and my other servers. I don't know squat
> about IP6 so don't be shy about "talking down" to me as I have much to
> learn.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>

There are no speed gains using IPv6, it's just a different, larger-space
addressing scheme. Going to Gigabyte Ethernet would provide speed gains
though, if you upgrade everything (cables, NICs, routers, switches, etc)

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Thanks.

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> "boe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> news:(E-Mail Removed):
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm wondering if there is any advantage of adding IP6 to my servers.
>> My workstations are all Windows XP SP2, my servers are all Windows X64
>> R2 SP2. I was wondering if there would be any speed gain in my backups
>> between my backup server and my other servers. I don't know squat
>> about IP6 so don't be shy about "talking down" to me as I have much to
>> learn.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>
> There are no speed gains using IPv6, it's just a different, larger-space
> addressing scheme. Going to Gigabyte Ethernet would provide speed gains
> though, if you upgrade everything (cables, NICs, routers, switches, etc)
>
> --
> James McIllece, Microsoft
>
> Please do not send email directly to this alias. This is my online
> account
> name for newsgroup participation only.
>
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.