On Aug 11, 2011, at 5:41 AM, Jamie Bowden wrote: > Owen wrote: > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Owen DeLong [mailto:o...@delong.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 9:58 PM >> To: William Herrin >> Cc: nanog@nanog.org >> Subject: Re: IPv6 end user addressing >> >> >> On Aug 10, 2011, at 6:46 PM, William Herrin wrote: >> >>> On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 9:32 PM, Owen DeLong <o...@delong.com> > wrote: >>>>> Someday, I expect the pantry to have a barcode reader on it >> connected back >>>>> a computer setup for the kitchen someday. Most of us already use >> barcode >>>>> readers when we shop so its not a big step to home use. >>>> >>>> Nah... That's short-term thinking. The future holds advanced >> pantries with >>>> RFID sensors that know what is in the pantry and when they were >> manufactured, >>>> what their expiration date is, etc. >>> >>> And since your can of creamed corn is globally addressable, the rest >>> of the world knows what's in your pantry too. ;) >>> >> >> This definitely helps explain your misconceptions about NAT as a >> security tool. >> >> >> Globally addressable != globally reachable. >> >> Things can have global addresses without having global reachability. >> There are >> these tools called access control lists and routing policies. Perhaps >> you've heard >> of them. They can be quite useful. > > And your average home user, whose WiFi network is an open network named > "linksys" is going to do that how? >
Because the routers that come on pantries and refrigerators will probably be made by people smarter than the folks at Linksys? Owen