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Blocking a Nation's IP Space
SComps writes "The Register has a good commentary about blocking Chinese IP space and some of the pros and cons surrounding that action. The question I post to Slashdot: "What is your opinion of this and what do you propose to help correct this?" Additionally, what sort of actions do other Slashdot users take to protect themselves from rogue IP space, be it national borders or even retail broadband/dialup providers such as wannadoo or comcast, roadrunner, etc?" The author of the article raises an interesting point, will this 'slippery slope' prove too difficult to walk?
Scuttlemonkey & Co. Please edit, don't opine.
I will determine an article's relevance to me, whether or not the article is any good, what questions it poses, and whether the answer to those is either yea or nay.
Adding a trollish question to the end is NOT "discussion inspiring", its more like Roland Piquipaille's "give me money for more info" taglines.
I want to delete my account but Slashdot doesn't allow it.
blocking Chinee IP space
Speaking Lunar now, I see.
But " Chinee "?
Makes me think of the Wild West, railroads and laundry service more than modern-day questions of internet protocols and global politik.
If your ISP only has one upstream provider then I'd suggest finding a new ISP, especially for business. If you're a big enough company, look at the possibility of getting your multiple upstream providers so it's not just one line to fail.
As for not having redundant equipment at a business level, even single redundancy on your firewall/edge router, there is no excuse.
How many people can read hex if only you and dead people can read hex?
The blurb was clear and no it's not related to you. You do not run a server hosting a customers website, a customer who may be interested in chinese customers. RTFA