[MLB-WIRELESS] IP addressing, OSPF and a .plan

[Jon]

Not that I know that much about IPv6, but .... YEAH !  That (sound)'s so simple!
Can this work ?

Jon


Will Lotto wrote:

> Hey, I've got a neat idea.
>
> Lets just use IPv6.
>
> Why aren't we supporting IPv6?
>
> and for that matter, why aren't we supporting IPv5??
>
> Nah, look, here's a compromise. Since IPv6 is too far away, and IPv4
> has no addresses for us... we'll use IPv5.
>
> Or, what's with this IP stuff anyway? DOOM uses IPX, that's all I
> need, and last I heard you don't need an addressing scheme for IPX,
> it's all done for you. And there's none of that overhead caused by
> "error checking and correcting" .. who needs that sh*t anyway?
>
> Now, where was I? Oh yes, I was bitching about the amount of noise on
> the mailing list, oh, that and the speed. it all *should* be running
> on exchange 5.5 .. what is this "sendmail" stuff anyway? That's part of
> that pirate "free" software movement and that hacker operating
> software "LINUX" .. or was that "RED HAT"? I always get those two
> mixed up. :)
>
> -- Will.
>
> > Jason Brice wrote:
>
> >>"I don't see public IP addresses as being an option, as IP(v4) addresses
> >>are
> >>a scarce resource, and we're not likely to interconnect with the
> >>Internet
> >>for some time anyway."
> >>
> >>
> >>shouldn't we at least approach someone before we decide that public
> >>address space is not feasible? Is it really responsible of us to assume
> >>we wont get what we want and leave it at that?
> >>
> > this discussion has come and gone too many times already, and dont take
> > this the wrong way, but you're the 254th person to join the list, a lot
> > has been discussed before you got here. personally I'd rather NOT have
> > globally routable IP's on this network, even if it was available.
>
> > snip
>
> >>Id love to help out/head up the team/offer advice, or whatever.
> >>
> >>lets get things right the first time :)
> >>
> > sounds good, if you come up with a plan, add it to the wiki for the rest
> > to discuss.
>
> > -Drew
>
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