Re: [News] Vista Could Stall Web Traffic, NOT Only Due to DDOS Attacks and SPAM
"Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Will Vista stall Net traffic?
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| Thanks to new directory software, Windows Vista could put a greater load
| on Internet servers. But experts disagree over whether we're headed for
a
| prime-time traffic jam or insignificant slowdown.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6112338.html
More expensive Internet for /all/ of us? I thought SPAM and DDOS attacks
were
a morbid nuisance at their own right, due to the fragility of Windows.
From the article:
<quote>
"If you adopt Vista, your DNS traffic is going to double," Mockapetris said
in an interview. With many DNS servers already running close to capacity,
this can have serious consequences, he said. "You're going to see brownouts.
All of a sudden, it is going to be mud season on the Internet, where things
will just be kind of slow and gooey."
[...]
Other experts support Microsoft and suggest Mockapetris' predictions are
related to his role at Nominum, the Redwood City, Calif., vendor of DNS
products where he is chief scientist.
</quote>
What exactly is it Mockapetris is referring to in Vista that would slow
down the Internet? Vista's support for IPv6. This is something which is
present in some Linux distributions already. So in other words, if Vista
will be guilty of slowing down web traffic due to its support for IPv6, then
Linux is already guilty of doing so, and has been causing this havok on the
web for quite some time now. Shame on Linux. </ToungueInCheek>
Also from the article:
<quote>
Vista's use of IPv6 will not disrupt the Internet at large, said David
Ulevitch, chief executive at OpenDNS, a provider of free DNS services. "DNS
can be improved, but predicting its collapse is just spreading FUD (fear,
uncertainty and doubt)."
</quote>
The switch from IPv4 to IPv6 is a *good* thing, and something we should
have done a long time ago, but didn't due to backwards compatibility and
momentum reasons. I think it's great that Microsoft is using some of their
weight to help encourage this transition. Ideally, the switch will lead to
simpler network topologies, and eliminate the need for NAT (network address
translation).
What that means in laypersons terms: You know how if you're behind a
router, you can't act as a server for online games, or your bittorrent
transfers are slowed down or otherwise limited? Well, with IPv6, that won't
be a problem anymore. As an added bonus, everyone can get their own static
IP too (though they're free to stick with dynamic IPs if there's some
special circumstance to prefer them).
- Oliver
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