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Re: Rate of growth on IPv6 not fast enough?
From: Chris Adams <cmadams () hiwaay net>
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:39:35 -0500
Once upon a time, Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike () swm pp se> said:
Windows XP SP2 and later has the concept of different "zones" (or whatever it's called) where it'll allow things from the local subnet but not from outside of it, if you tell it so. I know people who configure their network printers without default gw to handle their spotty security.
That still requires someone to configure a printer, while most just plug it in and let it DHCP. Also, I needed to update the firmware on a network printer once, and it had to have a gateway because it downloaded the firmware directly. Heck, I have filled up a 5 port switch in my entertainment center now with TiVo, Xbox, Blu-Ray, and TV (plus back-haul); all of those use the Internet and so should have the protection of a firewall at the gateway (and of course the Xbox requires UPnP for some games). The TiVo, Blu-Ray, and possibly TV run Linux, which may be somewhat safer, but Linux has had (and will have) bugs too. -- Chris Adams <cmadams () hiwaay net> Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.
Current thread:
- Re: Rate of growth on IPv6 not fast enough?, (continued)
- Re: Rate of growth on IPv6 not fast enough? William Herrin (Apr 29)
- Re: Rate of growth on IPv6 not fast enough? Valdis . Kletnieks (Apr 29)
- Re: Rate of growth on IPv6 not fast enough? Leen Besselink (Apr 20)
- Re: Rate of growth on IPv6 not fast enough? Jack Bates (Apr 20)
- Re: Rate of growth on IPv6 not fast enough? Simon Perreault (Apr 20)
- Re: Rate of growth on IPv6 not fast enough? Jack Bates (Apr 20)
- Re: Rate of growth on IPv6 not fast enough? Valdis . Kletnieks (Apr 20)
- Re: Rate of growth on IPv6 not fast enough? Jack Bates (Apr 20)
- Re: Rate of growth on IPv6 not fast enough? Chris Adams (Apr 20)
- Re: Rate of growth on IPv6 not fast enough? Mikael Abrahamsson (Apr 20)
- Re: Rate of growth on IPv6 not fast enough? Chris Adams (Apr 20)
- Re: Rate of growth on IPv6 not fast enough? Jack Bates (Apr 20)
- Re: Rate of growth on IPv6 not fast enough? Chris Adams (Apr 21)
- Re: Rate of growth on IPv6 not fast enough? Owen DeLong (Apr 21)
- Re: Rate of growth on IPv6 not fast enough? Franck Martin (Apr 21)
- Looking for an Admin at the IANA... todd glassey (Apr 22)
- Re: Looking for an Admin at the IANA... bmanning (Apr 22)
- Re: Rate of growth on IPv6 not fast enough? Mark Smith (Apr 23)