[c-nsp] Large networks

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 07:33:40PM +0200, Ivan Pepelnjak wrote:
> > > Well, I think that it's reckless to spend 4 globally routable IP 
> > > addresses instead of 1 per customer, when all you do is save a few 
> > > minutes of time per installation.
> > 
> > As I said: our customers usually use many more IP addresses 
> > than just one.
> > 
> > And, of course, you're welcome to join us in IPv6 land where 
> > this sort of "last century" thinking does not need to worry 
> > us any longer :-)
> 
> Some of us still have to live with reality where IPv6 deployment is
> negligible :) 

You have it in your hands to change that.

Almost all traffic that goes into my home network or out of it is IPv6
these days - SSH to work, e-mails to and from work and to all the lists
on puck.nether.net (thanks, Jared :) ), www to google, ...

> ... And don't forget some IBM mainframes are still forced to
> run operating systems emulating 80-column card reader :D

Sure, some amount of legacy IP is going to stay - but these IBM mainframes
are not your typical web server anymore.

gert

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