[TriLUG] IPv6 workshop

Shane O. shaneodonnell at gmail.com
Mon Apr 18 18:08:11 EDT 2011


"I certainly didn't get into networking to get laid. Not once have I
walked up to a woman and said "I know IPv6" and had her jump all over
me."

Yes, but how many times did you TRY before you realized it wasn't a
productive pursuit?

I'm in for this session.

Shane O.

On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 10:43 PM, Kevin Otte <nivex at nivex.net> wrote:

> On 04/15/2011 07:38 PM, Greg Cox wrote:
>
> > If only there were this non-real-time collaborative tool... like a list
> > that mail can go to....
>
> The problem is that non-real-time. When I gave my presentation in
> August, the "homework assignment" I gave out was to go home and set up a
> tunnel to start experimenting. At the next month's meeting, I asked
> everyone who had done so to raise their hand. Not a single one went up.
>
> This thread is evidence that there is interest, but time is a scarce
> commodity. By allocating a time and saying "I'm going to sit down and do
> this" along with some peers, you ensure that it will happen.
>
> > Now, I fully admit this is not as sexy as fully embracing that whole
> > openness thing.
>
> I certainly didn't get into networking to get laid. Not once have I
> walked up to a woman and said "I know IPv6" and had her jump all over
> me. (Yes, I abhor the overuse of "sexy" as a marketing term. Can you tell?)
>
> But seriously, you are absolutely right. This is inglorious work. Those
> of us who actually like to geek out on this stuff are pretty rare. The
> rest of the world has come to expect the Internet to Just Work™
> Figuring out how to make it all work so the rest don't even notice is
> the crux of the problem.
>
> To address the openness issue (as well as the other issues you've
> raised) head on, I highly recommend you watch this LinuxConf AU keynote
> by Geoff Huston.
>
> http://linuxconfau.blip.tv/file/4692762/
>
> > I'm getting tired of v6 talk
>
> Less talk, more action would be great.  Hence the workshop.
>
> > when I see little in transition plans that work with the reality that
> > (a) services beside ping still exist
>
> Reality is a fluid thing, which is why the original transition plan (you
> know: actually get IPv6 deployed *before* we ran out of IPv4 addresses)
> isn't the one we're on now.
>
> As for services besides ping: Google is IPv6 enabled. Facebook is IPv6
> enabled. There are plenty of others.
>
> > ...
>
> I thank you for bringing up these questions. Making sure all of these
> issues get addressed is vitally important, even if it does mean things
> take a little longer. Keep at it; we'll get there :)
>
> -- Kevin
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