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  • I am looking for a domain name registrant. Where can I look it up?

    The Whois is an easy-to-use tool for checking the availability of a .nl domain name. If the domain name is already taken, you can see who has registered it.

    On the page looking up a domain name you will find more information about what a domain name is, how the Whois works and how the privacy of personal data is protected. Alternatively, you can go straight to look for a domain name via the Whois.

  • I would like to transfer my domain name to another registrar. What is the procedure?

    To get your domain name transferred, you need the token (unique ID number) for your domain name. Your existing registrar has the token and is obliged to give it to you within five days, if you ask for it. The procedure for changing your registrar is described on the page transferring your domain name.

  • The details registered about me/my company are incorrect or out of date. How can I get them updated?

    To update the contact details associated with your domain name, you need to contact your registrar. Read more about updating contact details.

  • Why is my domain name in quarantine?

    When a domain name is cancelled, we aren't told the reason, so we can't tell you. You'll need to ask your registrar. The advantage of quarantine is that, if a name's cancelled by mistake, you can always get it back.

    One common reason is that the contract between you and your registrar says you've got to renew the registration every year. If you haven't set up automatic renewal and you don't renew manually, the registration will expire.

  • Ik heb een klacht over mijn provider/registrar. Kan ik daarvoor bij SIDN terecht?

    Wanneer je een klacht hebt over of een geschil met je registrar dan zijn er verschillende mogelijkheden om tot een oplossing te komen. Hierover lees je meer op pagina klacht over registrar. SIDN heeft geen formele klachtenprocedure voor het behandelen van een klacht over jouw registrar.

  • What conditions do I have to meet as a registrar?

    Would you like to be able to register domain names for customers or for your own organisation by dealing directly with SIDN? If so, you can become a .nl registrar. Read more about the conditions and how to apply for registrar status on the page becoming a registrar.

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IPv6 is vital for the Internet of Things

Netherlands risks missing the boat

  • Tuesday 12 February 2019

The number of devices that support IPv6 is expected to triple in the next few years, from 6 billion in 2017 to 18.3 billion by 2022. As a proportion of the total, IPv6 devices are likely to go from 32 to 64 per cent. (The percentage won't triple because the overall number will also grow.) The predictions are made in Cisco's Visual Networking Index: Forecast and Trends, 2017-2022.

According to the network supplier, the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 is progressing well. Telecom providers in particular are busy rolling out IPv6 on a large scale. They also report that IPv6 traffic now accounts for a large slice of the total: 40 per cent of traffic at Free in France, 63 per cent at AT&T, 64 per cent at Comcast, 86 per cent at Verizon Wireless, and a massive 94 per cent at T-Mobile. Another forecast from Cisco is that, by 2022, 51 per cent of all content will be available using IPv6 (as well or instead of IPv4).

Outdated IPv4-based internet unsuitable for peer-to-peer applications

Internet of Things

For Cisco, the big plus points of IPv6 are scalability and speed. It's also seen as an enabler for the Internet of Things (IoT). That view echoes CompareTheCloud.net's recent assertion that IPv6 is one of the five key factors for maturation of the IoT.

Despite the importance of IPv6 and the progress being made with the global rollout, adoption in the Netherlands remains weak. In the recently published IPv6 Inventory, we drew attention to the Netherlands' sluggish adoption of IPv6 and the implications for our innovation and investment climate. In the few months since, our position has deteriorated further.

Internet of the future

If the Netherlands wants a prominent role in the internet of the future, comparable to the one it has played in the traditional internet infrastructure, the country needs to start catching up quickly. The Dutch finance ministry is currently looking at ways of ensuring that the national economic interest in migration prevails over the factors that are delaying action.