[Info-vax] implementing IPv6 on the internet

[Chris]

On 09/21/16 11:30, Dirk Munk wrote:

>
> No, NAT is gone with IPv6. Of course there are a few brain-dead guys who
> designed IPv6 NAT, but as always with IP you can design any idiotic
> protocol you like.
>

"Brain Dead" ?, Shurley just an opinion :-)...

Perhaps gone in the future, but IPV4 and subnetting will be around
probably for decades yet. Where there is a demand, vendors will produce
kit to translate whatever IVP6 uses to access an address and port, to
IPV4 addresses and ports. Probably quite a healthy demand for such kit
until IPV6 settles down, proper standards are established and is as
consistently reliable and easy to configure as is IPV4.

The idea of one global address to access anything on the net may sound
like a good idea, but goes against all best practice design in terms
of layering of functionality and isolation of sub domains.

While i'm not against change, change for it's own sake is to be avoided
imho. If it ain't broke etc...


Regards,

Chris