[TriLUG] Re: Adding to the list of topics: IPv6

[William Johnson]

> ...
> In China, where there is no infrastructure, of course they will use
> IPv6. That may drive the change to IPv6 in the rest of the world.  In
> order to connect to China (a vast business opportunity, or more likely,
> where everything is actually made) you'll have to be connected to an
> IPv6 network.  US based ISP will gradually turn up IPv6 networks as
> demand grows.  At first it will be a premium service as it is now.
> Later it will become pervasive.
> ...
> Mike


Doesn't a similar argument apply for (wise) new deployments in the US?


> I couldn't disagree more;  DDOS, spam and virii are very often launched 
> from zombie machines.  You'll get a perfectly valid path back to a 
> perfectly well owned box with a completely perplexed person that has no 
> idea why you're getting irate with them.  IPv6 doesn't do anything to stop 
> this.

This includes "anonymizers", Finnish or other.  Right?



> ... services all happily draining your bank account without 
> any pesky interference from the owner of the account.

IPv4, IPv6 and NAT notwithstanding, ...
  the way to control in or out of _MY_ domain is with a firewall.
Right?

Using a firewall, I _can_ force my devices to ask my permission
before sending or accepting anything from anywhere.
Right?


I still expect other interests to try to furtively exchange 
messages I don't like with my stuff -- by a variety of means.
(note the subpoenaed GM engine computer)
Such struggles seem intrinsic to _life_.


I think the "de-code for this code" is TriLUG itself -- and
the other groups who help us keep such intrusions at bay.
The intrusions are one of many _persistent_ reasons UGs are needed.