[182300] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Remember "Internet-In-A-Box"?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steve Atkins)
Tue Jul 14 20:09:39 2015
X-Original-To: nanog@nanog.org
From: Steve Atkins <steve@blighty.com>
In-Reply-To: <55A59F42.1080205@satchell.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2015 17:06:16 -0700
To: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
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> 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".
>=20
> 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.
If a consumer internet connection works I wouldn't expect the typical =
user to have to know that IPv6 exists, let alone anything about it. If =
you need to manually see anything at that level then hasn't the ISP, OS =
vendor or app developer done something horribly wrong?
IPv6 for dummies for app developers and small ISPs, OTOH ...
Cheers,
Steve
