On 2010-09-09 22:47, James Knott wrote:
Anton Aylward wrote:
James Knott said the following on 09/09/2010 12:33 PM:
Using NAT, for outgoing traffic is simple.
Which is the 90% case for home computing, and that is getting to be a major load on the 'Net.
One of the cable companies in my part of the world has announced PVRs that can be programmed remotely via the internet. What does said home user do now? What if he has two or more PVRs? Other appliances are coming which consumers may want to access from outside the home. Lot's of people have media servers now. What about them?
Having IPV6 and the possibility of accessing computers or gadgets from outside, is very interesting for consumers - and providers. Anything from accessing your fridge log while traveling on the tube, to sharing a file with a colleague without an external sharing server. Or using VoIp (on several home computers or gadgets) without having to use weird things to traverse the nat router. There is a new, wide, range of applications once we get rid of NAT - with new dangers that Joe User knows not how to cope with. We are not prepared for that. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 11.2 x86_64 "Emerald" GM (Elessar))