We are creatures of story. We use stories to help us explain the inexplicable, to make sense of the senseless, and to find meaning and explain the world around us. Yet sometimes, those stories fail us…
Jan 12
Video/Slides: Case Study Of TeraStream’s IPv6 Implementation (RIPE67)
How can a large carrier like Deutsche Telekom implement IPv6 to provide a new simplified service delivery network? In a presentation at the RIPE 67 meeting in October 2013, Peter Lothberg from DT outlined how they use IPv6 within the TeraStream network. His slides are available online as well as the video of the presentation: Read more…
Jan 11
TDYR #066 – Cherish The Ones You Love
A couple of recent events have reminded me how incredibly important it is to cherish the ones you love…
Jan 11
Weekend Project: Enable DNSSEC Validation On Your DNS Resolver
Looking for a weekend project to learn more about a new technology? How about seeing if you can enable DNSSEC on the DNS resolver you use in your home network? (or in your business network?) This whitepaper from SURFnet about deploying DNSSEC validation on recursive caching name servers provides an excellent guide to get started. Read more…
Jan 10
TDYR #065 – On Getting An Abusive Fraud Phone Call, And Needing Secure Caller ID
I received an abusive fraudulent phone call today from someone from the “Windows security service” who no doubt wanted to get me to install malware on my computer. The call made once again think of our need for “secure origin identification” within IP …
Jan 10
CES 2014: CEA Announces IPv6 Specification For Consumer Electronics
We were very pleased to read the news earlier this week coming out of the 2014 International CES event that the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) had selected “IPv6 Implementation Standards” to be one of two standards programs in its “CESpec” program. As stated in the CEA’s news release: The CESpec program aims to draw worldwide Read more…
Jan 09
Deadline TOMORROW to Apply to Represent the “Technical Community” at the Brazil Meeting and in 1Net (Featured Blog)
Are you interested in being a representative of the “technical community” to the “Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance” happening in April 2014 in Brazil? Or would you like to represent the technical community on the “1n…
Jan 09
TDYR #064 – Why I Do What I Do
“Why do you do it?” someone recently asked me after learning I’d flown around 96,000 miles last year year to somewhat ironically talk to people about making the Internet work better. In this episode I talk about WHY I do what I do… and about the cho…
Jan 08
TDYR #063 – On Helping Those Stuck Out On The Cold Winter Streets
Some evening thoughts while walking the cold streets of Keene, NH, on our need to help those who have no choice but to be out on the streets…
