FIR #685 – 1/7/13 – For Immediate Release

We kick off our eight year; Ekaterina Walter interview is up, another on PR Apprenticeship is coming; Quick News: Brands are experimenting with sexting services, Hawaii Five-0 to let viewers choosing episode ending in real time, doctors are using socia…

Facebook Rolls Out VoIP In Canada on iOS!

Today, Facebook apparently began testing of true voice-over-IP (VoIP) calling from its iOS app for all Facebook users in Canada. If you have an iPhone and are in Canada, you can update to the latest version of the Facebook Messenger…

Want To Learn More About IPv6 Deployment? Join the IPv6-Ops mailing list

Want to learn more about IPv6 and how it is actually used in network operations? Want to connect with a community of people who are working with IPv6 on a daily basis? If so, have you thought about subscribing to the “ipv6-ops” mailing list?  Just go to: http://lists.cluenet.de/mailman/listinfo/ipv6-ops and fill out the subscription form.  If Read more…

Next SIP Forum “SIP Over IPv6″ Call on January 9th

UPDATE – Jan 9, 2012: Unfortunately due to some scheduling conflicts, the call on January 9th was cancelled.  There will be discussion on the SIP Forum discussion list to determine the date of the next call. One week from today, on January 9, the SIP Forum’s “SIP Over IPv6 Task Group” will be having it’s Read more…

30 Years Ago Today, the Switch to TCP/IP Launched Today’s Internet (Featured Blog)

It was 30 years ago today, on January 1, 1983, that the ARPANET had a “flag day” when all connected systems switched from using the Network Control Protocol (NCP) to the protocols known as TCP/IP. This, then, gave rise to the network we now know as the…

My 3 Words For 2013

As has become my tradition since 2010, I like to start the year off by posting my "three words" for the year. These are not "goals" or "resolutions" but rather words that I hope will define how 2013 will go for me. They are more guides for how I aspire for my life to be. EXECUTION While last year I was trying to focus more on fewer things, this year I want to execute on some of the plans I have had for some time. There are some things I have been thinking about, talking about and even writing about…

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! After a fantastic 2012 we’re looking forward to bringing you even more real-world deployment information this year about IPv6, DNSSEC and now our latest topic of Routing Resiliency / Security. The question is… what will you do in 2013? Will you deploy IPv6 in your network?  Will you sign your domains with Read more…

Will Your New Year’s Resolutions Include IPv6? DNSSEC? Routing?

It’s the last day of 2012… are you making resolutions for the New Year? If so, how about one of these: Get IPv6 fully deployed in our network. Set up an IPv6 test network in my home or office. Read a book about IPv6. or Sign at least one of my domains with DNSSEC. Deploy Read more…

FIR #684 – 12/31/12 – For Immediate Release

Happy new year; wrapping up FIR’s seventh year; audio quality sucked in episode 683; Ekaterina Walter interview coming this week; Quick News: mobile malware is getting serious, Facebook is top site for sharing product info, it takes less than 10 second…

Weekend Project: Add DNSSEC Validation to an OpenWRT WiFi Device

Looking for a weekend project?  Do you use a WiFi access point based on OpenWRT? If so, here are some quick instructions about how to install the Unbound DNS resolver that supports DNSSEC validation into OpenWRT.  What this will do is change the DNS resolver in your access point to start performing DNSSEC validation… so Read more…