[ale] uptime

[Geoffrey]

Michael H. Warfield wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-03-17 at 18:44 -0400, Geoffrey wrote: 
>> Michael H. Warfield wrote:
>>> On Wed, 2010-03-17 at 16:46 -0400, Geoffrey wrote: 
>>>> Michael H. Warfield wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 2010-03-17 at 14:52 -0400, Geoffrey wrote: 
>>>>>> Sean Kilpatrick wrote:
>>>>>>> And the last time you upgraded the kernel and libraries, and installed
>>>>>>> needed security patches was . . . ?
>>>>>> Too long.  Internal box, you can't get to it from there.  I promise. ;)
>>>>> Make sure nobody brings up any IPv6 routing on you.  You could be in for
>>>>> a REAL surprise.  You don't get any warning.  Even if you are deep
>>>>> behind an IPv4 NAT.
>>>> This is a box here at home.  No IPv6 running on any of my boxes.
>>> Make sure you don't have any Mac's or the Mac AirPort Express access
>>> points either.  Oh, and if you've got any Wifi access points running
>>> dd-wrt, you might check those versions as well.  You never can
>>> tell.  :-)
>>>
>>> Google discovered an unexpectedly high number of IPv6 users from the
>>> United States, placing the US in 5th place for IPv6 adoption.  Most of
>>> that (but not all of that) was from Mac books and Mac Airport Express
>>> AP's that have IPv6 and 6to4 enabled by default.  And yes, they do
>>> advertise and yes they do route other devices.  As time goes on, this is
>>> going to become more and more common.  Even Comcast is opening up a Beta
>>> program for IPv6.  It's not if.  It's when.  You can expect more and
>>> more consumer NAT devices and AP's to be picking up the banner.  Doesn't
>>> cost them a thing to support it.
> 
>> But I would think that's a good thing.  Just be aware. :)
> 
> Oh, it is.  It very much so is.  Just be aware that all of your
> previously unreachable (on IPv4) systems will now have a globally
> addressable address in the IPv6 global unicast address set.

I'm thinking it's getting to the time where we need Mike to do 
a(nother?) IPv6 presentation? :)

I think most folks think it's simply a re-implementation of IPv4 with 
'more real estate.'

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

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