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?
Tag: IPv6
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.
Six policy proposals: what’s up for discussion at APNIC 44
Managing the remaining IPv4 /8, leasing address space, and IPv6 allocation procedures are among the proposals to be discussed at the three-session Open Policy Meeting at APNIC 44 next month.
Introducing the NAT64 checker
Guest Post: NAT64check can be used to easily check whether sites are reachable and work correctly over IPv6 and NAT64.
Dealing with IPv6 fragmentation in the DNS
Is IPv6 fragmentation a fixable problem in the DNS, and if so, how?
FPT Telecom’s IPv6 journey
View an interactive timeline detailing FPT Telecom’s IPv6 deployment and listen to commentary from APNIC experts.
Successes and challenges of IPv6 transition technologies at APNIC
APNIC has operated its own dual stack network for many years, but recently embarked on two additional IPv6 network projects. This is what we experienced.
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: 6MAN re-visits the /64 boundary
Should there be a hard limit for the /64 boundary? A question hotly debated during the 6MAN working group at IETF 99.
IETF 99, Prague: Microsoft looks down the barrel of the v6-only gun
Microsoft’s IPv6 efforts on its corporate network are uncovering issues relevant to all IPv6 users.