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RE: Network visibility


From: "Kain, Becki (.)" <bkain1 () ford com>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2021 16:04:12 +0000

How old are all you people?

😊

(JK)


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From: NANOG <nanog-bounces+bkain1=ford.com () nanog org> On Behalf Of Owen DeLong via NANOG
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Subject: Re: Network visibility

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On Oct 20, 2021, at 14:19 , bzs () theworld com wrote:


On October 20, 2021 at 16:08 mel () beckman org (Mel Beckman) wrote:
Mark,

Before 1983, the ARPANET wasn’t an internet, let alone The Internet. 
Each ARPANET connection required a host-specific interface (the 
“IMP”) and simplex Network Control Protocol (NCP). NCP used users' 
email addresses, and routing had to be specified in advance within each NCP message.

I think you mean before 1982.

TCP/IP was deployed starting in 1982. NCP was deprecated (removed from the
ARPANET) January 1, 1983, but TCP/IP was implemented (and deployed) prior to that.


Then again there were IMPs fitted to various systems like TOPS-10, 
ITS, Vax/BSD Unix, IBM370, etc.

So was that really all that different from ethernet vs, oh, wi-fi or 
fiber today, you needed an adapter?

It really wasn’t, but even if you just want to count from TCP/IP forward, 1983 isn’t the correct date. 1983 was when we 
turned off NCP. It wasn’t when we turned on TCP/IP. The turn on of TCP/IP occurred over several months, so there’s no 
particular date that can be assigned to it.

Owen



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