[opendtv] Re: IP vs. MAC addresses (was: Twang's Tuesday Tribune)
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 09:47:50 -0400
At 8:18 AM -0400 5/10/04, gary.siegmund@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > You are right, IPV6 isn't 48 bits; it's 128 bits.
>
>Tannenbaum writes that if the IPv6 addresses are spread over the entire
>surface of the earth, even if they are unevenly spaced the most remote
>places would still have something like a trillion addresses per square
>meter.
>
>Not likely to run out any time soon.
Hmmmmm.
Perhaps the best way to assign IP addresses then, would be to map
them to physical locations. A device would then be addressed based on
its nominal "at rest" location, which should be relatively unique (
you might have a range of addresses for a "stacked" location like an
office building). And when roaming the device could be assigned
temporary location based IP addresses as it moves between WiFi points
of presence.
But if big brother could get access to all of this info...
On second thought, maybe this is a bad idea.
Regards
Craig
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