[IP] more on Earthlink mods the Linksys 54G for IPv6

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

Begin forwarded message:

From: Eugen Leitl <eugen@leitl.org>
Date: May 28, 2005 12:01:58 PM EDT
To: David Farber <dave@farber.net>
Subject: Re: [IP] Earthlink mods the Linksys 54G for IPv6


On Sat, May 28, 2005 at 10:38:39AM -0400, David Farber wrote:

>

The OpenWRT open source firmware for Linksys WRT54G & similiar  
Broadcomm-
derived routers has been able to do that for over a year, and Sveasoft's
Alchemy/Talisman branch for several months (albeit not yet with full UI
support).

The difficulties, as before, lie in the fact that the only way for  
99% end users
to obtain IPv6 connectivity is via IPv6 tunnels, such as SixXS, with  
POPs at local
ISPs, and lots of hassle with obtaining enough uptime credits to get  
tunnels and
subnets approved, as well as configuring the router properly. That  
song and
dance is far from trivial, and will deter the bulk of the users.

While OSses, whether from Redmond, Cupertino, or *BSD/Linux by now fully
support IPv6, the end of NAT in absence of even minimal firewall rules
is probably not that hot an idea.


> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Jim Warren <jwarren@well.com>
> Date: May 27, 2005 5:28:27 PM EDT
> To: Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>
> Subject: fwd (from a friend): Earthlink mods the Linksys 54G for IPv6
>
>
>
> > Thought this might be of interest to those who are using wireless
> > in their
> > homes or business:
> >
> > http://www.research.earthlink.net/ipv6/
> >
> > I found this via the Inquirer:
> >
> > http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=23535
> >
> > "THE RESEARCH ARM of the american ISP giant Earthlink, has released
> > experimental firmware for the popular Linksys WRT54G routers
> > (currently
> > selling for $59 greenbacks), modified by them to add IPv6 support.
> > This
> > removes the need for "NAT" translation and can in fact make every
> > device in
> > your home have a public IPv6 address (if such devices and computers
> > support
> > IPv6)."

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