Re: [44net] IPv6

Well I once said it would be like we are now with IPv4 in terms of a lack of infrastructure to deal with routing it. But that has likely changed, or could be now that we have cash. I had pointed out that we could and at that time might have been better off using the IPV6 space provided by our internet providers, and just registering those ham radio use addresses in a DNS, and doing a while list approach to secure it. (I still think an alternative automated DNS that one could register like ar-dns.net by using the lotw certificate would be a good project.) However as some others else pointed out, internet providers block a lot of ports and services. So tunneling of some fashion does alleviate that. And as the internet continues with more and more probes, political policies, and a general ipv4 shortage, this ISP filtering and carrier grade NAT might make a larger use case for hams to have ways around those restrictions to keep supporting their internet connected ham radio stuff, i.e. IRLP, AllStar, etc Outside of the world of ham radio I think it would be good (and in line with the ARDC missions/grants) to try and promote IPV6 adoption to the general populace. So if someone has an idea for some killer application that resides only in IPV6 or some other idea then I'd encourage them to step forward, speak up and or apply for a grant if they need that. On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 2:33 PM Rob PE1CHL via 44Net <44net(a)mailman.ampr.org> wrote: _________________________________________ 44Net mailing list 44Net(a)mailman.ampr.org https://mailman.ampr.org/mailman/listinfo/44net