Where I live, MediaOne doesn't provide static IPs and you aren't supposed to run a server off of the line (and their service sucks). At work we host a site off of a 1.5 Mbps DSL line pretty well. But....we also pay several hundred a month compared to 49.95 for the cable modem. Cable modem vs. DSL technically shouldn't matter. It all depends on Speed/Price, availability/cost and availability of Static IP addresses.
The Internet should have a simple regulation from the FCC which says that network A is required to peer with network B no more than "x" months after network B requests peering. And peering is meant as to be "directly connected" in a way which will allow allow packet delivery from either network to any host on the peered network. (with some mention of bandwidth parity)
Therefore, you could be a small ISP and want to wire your town with fiber optic line. The local ISPs would have to "peer" with you to allow you to connect with all of their customers without cost. If a so called "transit" network provider like AT&T wants to get involved at the local level, then they pay the price of having to allow all the local ISPs direct access to all of AT&Ts customers without getting any cash in return from the local ISPs for the used bandwidth.
As I recall, open peering was one of the founding principals of the Internet and it only makes sense for that principal to be codified somehow.
Let's not return to the days when it was illegal to plug your own phone into AT&T's network.
I agree with the comment that the entire Internet is such a library.
Having multiple specialized sites, perhaps centrally indexed ensures that one language won't get ignored by the people that run the a general interest site.
Yes it is the intention of IPv6 to use the MAC address as part of the address, but this is only one possibility and is not part of the standard. With the vaste address space there are also many other possibilies, such as just doing something similar to DHCP or in most cases choosing some random number wouldn't get you into trouble on most networks. (Ever try this on an IPv4 subnet, they get upset) The devil is in the implementation and I would hope these choices would be built into all of the new TCP/IP stacks.
And Yes sometimes it is useful to have people believe they know who you are.
I thought that the G3 was the followup to the PowerPC 603 and the G4 was the follow up to the 604. So, it doesn't surprise me that there would be difficulty with upgrades since you couldn't readily upgrade a 603 based computer with a 604 add-on. Correct me if i'm wrong.
Anyway, Apple is a proprietary shop. That means they control everything and try to charge as much as they can for their products since they don't have to go head to head with anyone directly. That's why linux rules.
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Where I live, MediaOne doesn't provide static IPs and you aren't supposed to run a server off of the line (and their service sucks). At work we host a site off of a 1.5 Mbps DSL line pretty well. But....we also pay several hundred a month compared to 49.95 for the cable modem.
Cable modem vs. DSL technically shouldn't matter. It all depends on Speed/Price, availability/cost and availability of Static IP addresses.
The Internet should have a simple regulation from the FCC which says that network A is required to peer with network B no more than "x" months after network B requests peering. And peering is meant as to be "directly connected" in a way which will allow allow packet delivery from either network to any host on the peered network. (with some mention of bandwidth parity)
Therefore, you could be a small ISP and want to wire your town with fiber optic line. The local ISPs would have to "peer" with you to allow you to connect with all of their customers without cost. If a so called "transit" network provider like AT&T wants to get involved at the local level, then they pay the price of having to allow all the local ISPs direct access to all of AT&Ts customers without getting any cash in return from the local ISPs for the used bandwidth.
As I recall, open peering was one of the founding principals of the Internet and it only makes sense for that principal to be codified somehow.
Let's not return to the days when it was illegal to plug your own phone into AT&T's network.
I agree with the comment that the entire Internet is such a library.
Having multiple specialized sites, perhaps centrally indexed ensures that one language won't get ignored by the people that run the a general interest site.
Build it and they will come!
Yes it is the intention of IPv6 to use the MAC address as part of the address, but this is only one possibility and is not part of the standard. With the vaste address space there are also many other possibilies, such as just doing something similar to DHCP or in most cases choosing some random number wouldn't get you into trouble on most networks. (Ever try this on an IPv4 subnet, they get upset)
The devil is in the implementation and I would hope these choices would be built into all of the new TCP/IP stacks.
And Yes sometimes it is useful to have people believe they know who you are.
I thought that the G3 was the followup to the PowerPC 603 and the G4 was the follow up to the 604. So, it doesn't surprise me that there would be difficulty with upgrades since you couldn't readily upgrade a 603 based computer with a 604 add-on.
Correct me if i'm wrong.
Anyway, Apple is a proprietary shop. That means they control everything and try to charge as much as they can for their products since they don't have to go head to head with anyone directly. That's why linux rules.