Re: [CentOS] IP6 Anyone?

2011-02-26 Thread John R Pierce
On 02/26/11 9:46 PM, Always Learning wrote: > Octets > > Thanks for pointing-out my misunderstanding. > > I'll remember 2 octets are really 2 characters (IBM's bytes) = 2 digits, > 4 octal numbers or 4 hexadecimal numbers. > 4 octal (base 8) digits only represents 12 bits. byte oriented comput

Re: [CentOS] IP6 Anyone?

2011-02-26 Thread Always Learning
Octets Thanks for pointing-out my misunderstanding. I'll remember 2 octets are really 2 characters (IBM's bytes) = 2 digits, 4 octal numbers or 4 hexadecimal numbers. -- With best regards, Paul. England, EU. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.o

Re: [CentOS] PCI ethernet card for CentOS

2011-02-26 Thread compdoc
> That just confirms my experiences. I've had issues with onboard >Realtek cards and linux. On one desktop the Realtek card would work >until the box was restarted. You would have to hard power it off and >back on for it to work again. That same box worked fine with Windows. The old RTL8139 which

Re: [CentOS] PCI ethernet card for CentOS

2011-02-26 Thread Ryan Wagoner
On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 10:28 AM, compdoc wrote: >> I see that there are many Realtek RTL8169S gigabit cards >>going for a song on eBay. > > > I've always liked and used Realtek cards, and I use the RTL8169S in my > servers. However, the RTL8169S has one problem: overheating. If you buy any, > mak

Re: [CentOS] IP6 Anyone?

2011-02-26 Thread John R Pierce
>> IPv6 has twice (8) segments compared to IPv4 however each segment >> is 2 octets making IPv6 address space 4 times (128 bits) compared >> to IPv4 (32 bits). > Oct... means 8. > > Each segment of an IP6 segment can contain 4 hexadecimal digits. > Hexadecimal means 0 to F. > > Are you sure 'octet

Re: [CentOS] IP6 Anyone?

2011-02-26 Thread John R Pierce
> Creating lots of dummy IP6 addresses to confuse hackers is not an ideal > solution. scanning ports on an IP vs scanning IPs. whatever. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos

Re: [CentOS] IP6 Anyone?

2011-02-26 Thread Kevin K
2 hex digits is 1 octet (or byte). On Feb 26, 2011, at 3:04 PM, Always Learning wrote: > > On Sat, 2011-02-26 at 20:58 +, sheraz...@yahoo.com wrote: > >> IPv6 has twice (8) segments compared to IPv4 however each segment >> is 2 octets making IPv6 address space 4 times (128 bits) compared >>

Re: [CentOS] IP6 Anyone?

2011-02-26 Thread Always Learning
On Sat, 2011-02-26 at 20:58 +, sheraz...@yahoo.com wrote: > IPv6 has twice (8) segments compared to IPv4 however each segment > is 2 octets making IPv6 address space 4 times (128 bits) compared > to IPv4 (32 bits). Oct... means 8. Each segment of an IP6 segment can contain 4 hexadecimal di

Re: [CentOS] IP6 Anyone?

2011-02-26 Thread Always Learning
On Sat, 2011-02-26 at 12:41 -0800, John R Pierce wrote: > On 02/26/11 12:33 PM, Rainer Duffner wrote: > > With IPV6, you don't need to run it on a different port. > > Just bind it to a different IP in the same prefix ;-) > > So, that port-8080 stuff will be gone pretty soon. > > In a year or two.

Re: [CentOS] IP6 Anyone?

2011-02-26 Thread sheraznaz
>> Always learning wrote: >> I always thought, mistakenly, IP6 was 6 segments, because it was IP6. IP4 >> had 4 segments. However IP6 is >actually IP version 6 and it has 8 segments. I don't think I ever heard IP6, but always IPv6. Counting segments might not be as meaningful. IPv6 has twice (

Re: [CentOS] IP6 Anyone?

2011-02-26 Thread John R Pierce
On 02/26/11 12:33 PM, Rainer Duffner wrote: > With IPV6, you don't need to run it on a different port. > Just bind it to a different IP in the same prefix ;-) > So, that port-8080 stuff will be gone pretty soon. > In a year or two. > Cough-cough. when I first saw the spec for IPv6 I mistakenly tho

Re: [CentOS] IP6 Anyone?

2011-02-26 Thread Always Learning
On Sat, 2011-02-26 at 21:33 +0100, Rainer Duffner wrote: > With IPV6, you don't need to run it on a different port. > Just bind it to a different IP in the same prefix ;-) > So, that port-8080 stuff will be gone pretty soon. Very interesting point. > In a year or two. > Cough-cough. That long

Re: [CentOS] IP6 Anyone?

2011-02-26 Thread Always Learning
On Sat, 2011-02-26 at 12:24 -0800, John R Pierce wrote: > On 02/26/11 12:12 PM, Always Learning wrote: > > Because : is sometimes used in an address to indicate the start of a > > port number, example http://www.anyonejunk.com:1234, the IP6 address can > > be enclosed within [ ] with the port num

Re: [CentOS] IP6 Anyone?

2011-02-26 Thread Rainer Duffner
Am 26.02.2011 um 21:24 schrieb John R Pierce: > On 02/26/11 12:12 PM, Always Learning wrote: >> Because : is sometimes used in an address to indicate the start of a >> port number, examplehttp://www.anyonejunk.com:1234, the IP6 address >> can >> be enclosed within [ ] with the port number remai

Re: [CentOS] IP6 Anyone?

2011-02-26 Thread John R Pierce
On 02/26/11 12:12 PM, Always Learning wrote: > Because : is sometimes used in an address to indicate the start of a > port number, examplehttp://www.anyonejunk.com:1234, the IP6 address can > be enclosed within [ ] with the port number remaining outside the square > brackets. Thats, MUST be enclos

[CentOS] IP6 Anyone?

2011-02-26 Thread Always Learning
Today I received an allocation of IP6 addresses for some servers. I can 'play' with the last 2 of the 8 IP6 address segments. I always thought, mistakenly, IP6 was 6 segments, because it was IP6. IP4 had 4 segments. However IP6 is actually IP version 6 and it has 8 segments. The other interesting

Re: [CentOS] PCI ethernet card for CentOS

2011-02-26 Thread compdoc
> Thanks. >I'm going to use it in Italy, so I guess heat is a problem ... I also use the Intel nics (usually the PCI-e version) and they are a lot more expensive, but they are an excellent card. By the way, some of those cards on ebay show a heatsink, but don't rely on the picture - make sure you

Re: [CentOS] PCI ethernet card for CentOS

2011-02-26 Thread Timothy Murphy
compdoc wrote: > I've always liked and used Realtek cards, and I use the RTL8169S in my > servers. However, the RTL8169S has one problem: overheating. If you buy > any, make sure they include a heatsink. Those without a heatsink are prone > to locking up if the temperatures inside your case get to

Re: [CentOS] PCI ethernet card for CentOS

2011-02-26 Thread Timothy Murphy
David Sommerseth wrote: > You can probably find pretty decent Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 cards, > which > really has an incomparable quality. As you're talking about the WRT54GL, > you > don't need to think about 1Gbit cards. Which makes the PRO/100 cards > optimal. Thanks very much. I wasn't s

Re: [CentOS] PCI ethernet card for CentOS

2011-02-26 Thread compdoc
> I see that there are many Realtek RTL8169S gigabit cards >going for a song on eBay. I've always liked and used Realtek cards, and I use the RTL8169S in my servers. However, the RTL8169S has one problem: overheating. If you buy any, make sure they include a heatsink. Those without a heatsink are

Re: [CentOS] PCI ethernet card for CentOS

2011-02-26 Thread David Sommerseth
On 26/02/11 15:38, Timothy Murphy wrote: > I need to get a second ethernet card for my HP Proliant CentOS server, > to attach a LinkSys WRT54GL router to. > > I see that there are many Realtek RTL8169S gigabit cards > going for a song on eBay. > Is anyone using one of these under CentOS? > Do they

[CentOS] PCI ethernet card for CentOS

2011-02-26 Thread Timothy Murphy
I need to get a second ethernet card for my HP Proliant CentOS server, to attach a LinkSys WRT54GL router to. I see that there are many Realtek RTL8169S gigabit cards going for a song on eBay. Is anyone using one of these under CentOS? Do they work OK? (I used to have a couple of Realtek cards - n