[ale] uptime

[Geoffrey]

Michael H. Warfield wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-03-17 at 16:46 -0400, Geoffrey wrote: 
>> Michael H. Warfield wrote:
>>> On Wed, 2010-03-17 at 14:52 -0400, Geoffrey wrote: 
>>>> Sean Kilpatrick wrote:
>>>>> And the last time you upgraded the kernel and libraries, and installed
>>>>> needed security patches was . . . ?
>>>> Too long.  Internal box, you can't get to it from there.  I promise. ;)
>>> Make sure nobody brings up any IPv6 routing on you.  You could be in for
>>> a REAL surprise.  You don't get any warning.  Even if you are deep
>>> behind an IPv4 NAT.
> 
>> This is a box here at home.  No IPv6 running on any of my boxes.
> 
> Make sure you don't have any Mac's or the Mac AirPort Express access
> points either.  Oh, and if you've got any Wifi access points running
> dd-wrt, you might check those versions as well.  You never can
> tell.  :-)
> 
> Google discovered an unexpectedly high number of IPv6 users from the
> United States, placing the US in 5th place for IPv6 adoption.  Most of
> that (but not all of that) was from Mac books and Mac Airport Express
> AP's that have IPv6 and 6to4 enabled by default.  And yes, they do
> advertise and yes they do route other devices.  As time goes on, this is
> going to become more and more common.  Even Comcast is opening up a Beta
> program for IPv6.  It's not if.  It's when.  You can expect more and
> more consumer NAT devices and AP's to be picking up the banner.  Doesn't
> cost them a thing to support it.

But I would think that's a good thing.  Just be aware. :)

> 
> Mike
> 
>>>>> Sean
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>>> On Wednesday 17 March 2010 14:12:11 Robert Coggins wrote:
>>>>>>  14:11:41 up 1246 days, 22:55,  2 users,  load average: 0.52, 0.37, 0.25
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 03/17/2010 02:08 PM, Geoffrey wrote:
>>>>>>> 2:11pm  up 850 days 16:32,  2 users,  load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
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Until later, Geoffrey

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