Opinion: In defence of NATs
Opinion: Rather than being condemned, perhaps we should appreciate the role that NATs play in the evolution of the architecture of the Internet?
Dealing with IPv6 fragmentation in the DNS, Part 2
In part two of his IPv6 fragmentation research posts, Geoff Huston turns his attention to measuring the packet drop rate when sending fragmented packets to IPv6 end hosts.
Dealing with IPv6 fragmentation in the DNS
Is IPv6 fragmentation a fixable problem in the DNS, and if so, how?
IETF 99, Prague: Final thoughts
After sharing my notes from the IEPG meeting and aspects of the DNS, here are the rest of the items that I personally found to be of interest at IETF 99 last week.
IETF 99, Prague: There’s a lot going on in the DNS
Interest in the DNS appears to come in waves and we seem to be be in the midst of a furious burst of activity.
IETF 99, Prague: Thoughts from the IEPG meeting
Automating DNSSEC key management and validating issues with the KSK roll where two of the many novel discussions had during the recent IEPG meeting in Prague.
BGP more specifics: routing vandalism or useful?
Are more specific routing advertisements in BGP a considered use of routing or simply creating a mess?
DNS OARC 26: When too much DNS is barely enough
DNS over TCP, cryptography, QUIC, ANAME and HyperLogLog – Geoff discusses some of the highlights of DNS OARC 26 held in Madrid.
DNSSEC, IPv6, quantum networking and more: RIPE 74 thoughts
Geoff recaps some highlights from the technical presentations at RIPE 74.
BBR, the new kid on the TCP block
A look at Google’s delay-controlled TCP flow control algorithm, called BBR.