[182296] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Remember "Internet-In-A-Box"?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brett Watson)
Tue Jul 14 19:57:06 2015
X-Original-To: nanog@nanog.org
From: Brett Watson <brett@the-watsons.org>
In-Reply-To: <55A59F42.1080205@satchell.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2015 16:57:00 -0700
To: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces@nanog.org
> On Jul 14, 2015, at 4:46 PM, Stephen Satchell <list@satchell.net> =
wrote:
>=20
> This goes back a number of years. There was a product that literally =
was a cardboard box that contained everything one needed to get started =
on the Internet. Just add a modem and a computer, and you were on your =
way. No fuss, no "learning curve=E2=80=9D.
MCI (way back, original MCI when I worked there) had =E2=80=9CMCI One=E2=80=
=9D that was similar with bundled voice/internet/etc, may be what =
you=E2=80=99re thinking of or not=E2=80=A6
> I'm beginning to think that someone needs to create a similar product, =
but for IPv6 internet. The Internet service providers would provide the =
same sort of kit to get people started. Just add a CSU/DSU (like a =
cable modem) and a computer, and you are on your way.
>=20
> Also, I think we need a *real* book called "IPv6 for Dummies" (maybe =
even published by IDG Books) that walks through all the beginner stuff. =
There's beginner stuff that I've seen by using a search engine; a =
dead-tree book, though, may well be better for Joe Average.
While I don=E2=80=99t disagree on a dummy package so to speak, I spent =
*years* explaining IPv4 to my mother, to no avail, so I highly doubt =
anyone can explain IPv6 to anyone outside of this (NANOG) group with any =
certainty, even if you call it =E2=80=9CIPv6 for Dummies.=E2=80=9D The =
=E2=80=9Cbundle=E2=80=9D that you are talking about would have to be =
*literally* plug-n-play such that the end user would have no idea that =
it was IPv6 vs. IPv4 vs. any-other-IPv-anything.=20
> Just my pair-o-pennies(tm)
Just my opinion after 25+ years of doing this stuff and trying to =
explain what I (or we) do to family/friends/etc.
-b=
