Well actually, yes !
>> ... simple as that, eh?
>> I'll get me granny on it straight away!
I understand the sarcasm, but it's actually no easier in WIndows !
> Copy and Paste the following into a command window:
> netsh interface teredo set state disabled
> netsh interface ipv6 add v6v4tunnel IP6Tunnel xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
> netsh interface ipv6 add address IP6Tunnel 2001:yyyy:yyyy:yyyy::2
> netsh interface ipv6 add route ::/0 IP6Tunnel 2001:zzzz:zzzz:zzzz::1
Even using a GUI - you'd still have to enter all the same information, but instead of being able to copy and paste you'd have to be click here, click there, select this option, tick that, enter something there, click that, ...
Oh, you weren't having a dig at LInux ?
I agree, it's not exactly user friendly, but a big part of that is because it's setting up a tunnel that can't be done automatically. What **SHOULD** happen is that you get your router, plug it in, enter your ADSL (or whatever) login - and it will get both the IP4 and IP6 settings from your ISP. You might have to enter your routable network address into the router, but whether that's manual or automatic, your computers on the network should "just work" like they do now with IP4. Ie, it **SHOULD** be no harder to get online with IPv6 than with IPv4 - in fact it should be easier since IPv6 deals with some of the issues people get with IPv4.
What's missing from this picture is : support from ISPs, and support from consumer equipment manufacturers. ISPs don't (generally) have IP6 support, and neither do most consumer routers.
In a way it mirrors my early on-line experience back in the 80's/90's. For most people, getting online meant dialling up to something like Compuserve and America Online - both of which were closed communities. There was this thing called the internet that would get mentioned from time to time, but for most people it was "some network used by academics". For most people, TCP/IP would have been :
>> ... simple as that, eh?
>> I'll get me granny on it straight away!
In the early days it was harder (or at least no easier) to get online properly (ie as a user on the internet with a proper IP address) than it is to get online with an IPv6 address now. The big problem is that most people don't see any great problem with IPv4, and of course there's a much bigger community to 'convert'. With no demand from "me granny", most consumer ISP aren't bothered (it'll cost money). With no support from ISPs, CE manufacturers won't bother (it costs money), and with "nothing using IPv6" "me granny" doesn't see any need. It's a vicious circle - and at least places like HE are doing something to help people get online.