Vint Cerf on Internet Challenges

chamilto0516 writes "Phil Windley, a nationally recognized expert in using information technology, drove up to the Univ. of Utah recently hear this years Organick Lecture by Vint Cerf, one of the inventors of the Internet. In his notes, Vint talks about, 'Where is the Science in CS?' He also goes on to talk about real potential trouble spots with the Internet, but there is a bit on Interplanetary Internet (IPN). Apparently, the flow control mechanism of TCP doesn't work well when the latency goes to 40 minutes."

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let's get two out of the way

[Anonymous Coward]

I have heard rumors on the internets that Al Gore invented the internet.

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[Anonymous Coward]

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IPI Important spots.

[TiggertheMad]

I look forward to the Interplanetary Internet, as it will allow humans to extend their communication capabilities out into the solar system, as a first step out into the great unknown.

But mostly, I'm just waiting for the SPACE PR0N! w00t w00t!

Re:What?

[Dav3K]

So is a Hawaiian the byproduct of a bad acid trip, or from someone smoking too much pot?

These are teh questions we want answers to.

Re:Interplanetary TCP??

[rainman_bc]

Wow, so we'll finally have a use for TFTP afterall!


Isn't TFTP used to store the firmware in cable modems? I recal reading a way to hack into your cable modem and have the SNMP data go to your machine, rather than your cable service provider, and TFTP was what you used to get the firmware onto it.