[GRLUG] IPv6: My views

[Adam Tauno Williams]

On Fri, 2012-06-08 at 15:11 -0500, L. V. Lammert wrote: 
> On Fri, 8 Jun 2012, detrix42 at gmail.com wrote:
> >Because every device on this planet can now have its own IP address,
> > there is no NAT.
> Huh? First I had heard that NAT goes away with IPv6! Can you confirm?

I believe there is a NAT configuration for IPv6; but there really isn't
any reason to use it.

> > Which is a small security issue.
> Au contrare - that's a BIG security issue! 

Nope, it is no security issue at all.

> There is absolutely no reason
> to suddenly put millions of fragile Windoze machines on publically
> addressible IPs! Talk about script kittie nirvana!

Who said the IPv6 address would be "publically addressible" - you'll run
a firewall device - just like you do now.  Nothing to see here folks,
move along.
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