Nibbles & Bits
Network Automation, IPv6, and Beyond
Global Adoption of IPv6 – Top Ten Countries
Since the development of IPv6 in the late 90s, countries around the globe have been transitioning to the most recent version of Internet Protocol. Let’s look at the top 10 countries by their current numbers, and how far they’ve gone in their adoption. 10. United...
NANOG 82 Conference Recap
The NANOG community-wide conference returned to the virtual stage this month from June 14-16, 2021. The conference started off with a bang with a hackathon, followed by a three-day agenda packed with fascinating presentations, panels, talks, and networking sessions....
IPv6 Government Mandate: What it means for you…
President Biden’s infrastructure plan in part seeks to ensure safe access to the Internet for all Americans, addressing the digital divide. What that means is bridging the gap between those with access to modern technology and communications infrastructure (such as...
Virtual RIPE 82 Conference Recap
For those of you who haven’t yet been, the RIPE conference was a five-day virtual event from May 17-21, 2021 where Internet Service Providers (ISPs), network operators, and industry leaders gathered to discuss the most important points of interest to the Internet...
Is your ISP constantly changing the delegated IPv6 prefix on your CPE/router?
(…and why this is a really bad idea these days 🙂 ) Imagine this scenario: you are sitting on the couch with your laptop open and all of a sudden there is a brief power outage. No big deal, a couple of your electronics will have to reboot and all is well. However, if...
IPv6 Quiz Results Revealed!
Since we have to wait just a little bit longer to do our pub quizzes in person, we thought a virtual quiz would be fun… Survey results can be incredibly helpful in finding out about your audience, and what they need (or what they find interesting). So we designed and...
Virtual NANOG 81 Recap
The first of NANOG community-wide virtual conferences was held last week, Feb 8-10, 2021. The event was attended by a record number of 900+ registered attendees from different disciplines including network engineers, industry veterans, developers, and entrepreneurs....
Tools to Test and Verify IPv6 Setup
Updated June 7, 2023 Are you using IPv6 yet? If not, there’s never been a better time to make sure you aren’t missing out. How do you test it? Here are a number of resources to help you test and understand what IP you are using as well as a number of other helpful...
Virtual RIPE 81 Conference Recap
For those of you who haven’t yet been, the RIPE conference, normally an in-person event, was a three-day virtual event where Internet Service Providers (ISPs), network operators, and other interested folks gathered to discuss key issues of interest to the Internet...