What can the DNS tell us about the effect of working from home on the Internet?
Stay-at-home measures have had observable impacts on Internet usage, as well as the development of IPv6.
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Tech matters
Nepal’s Worldlink treks towards IPv6 summit
Worldlink is serving 51% of its customers in Nepal over IPv6.
Improving coverage of Internet outage detection
Guest Post: New upgrade to Internet measurement outage system increases coverage by more than 40%.
Mapping the Internet from router level
Guest Post: New technique provides greater resolution of Internet topology by capturing data at the router level.
Modern router architecture and IPv6
Guest Post: In some ways, IPv6 was designed as a more processor-friendly protocol than IPv4. However, its extensible nature still presents some challenges.
Overcoming the challenges of IPv6 support in BIND
Guest Post: The slow transition to IPv6 has made for some interesting and ongoing challenges for BIND developers but there is light at the end of the tunnel.
IPv6 and Rust
Guest Post: NLnet Labs shares their experience with Rust’s support for IPv6.
Why is a /48 the recommended minimum prefix size for routing?
Proper IPv6 address planning can make network management easier now and in the future.
A developer’s take on IPv6 and DHCP
Guest Post: Learn how a fascination in IPv6 and a Masters thesis led to Dibbler, DHCPv6 and ultimately, Kea.
Why should I run my own DNS resolver?
Guest Post: There are many benefits for small- to medium-ISPs to run their own DNS resolvers, without much effort.