What makes good, or bad, configurables, how do I tell them apart and why should I actually bother to look?
BIVBlog #8: Introducing the Configuration Demonstrator contraption
Devices that are “user configurable”, “field/user upgradeable” and “microcontroller driven” may score with buzzword bingo, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that you may want to use them.
BIVBlog #7: Why the “Internet of Things” doesn’t take off (yet)
While sales people talk about the “Internet of Things”, “Home Automation” and “Industry 4.0” with growing desparation, people are widely reluctant to actually spend mony on them—and they actually have reasons to be wary. To make these ideas actually work, a number of things still need to be taken care of.
BIVBlog #6: Dynamic IPv6 address rant
If you think that IPv6 had enough addresses to let you have some static ones for your home, then think again. After all, for the ISPs IPv6 is not about giving proper Internet access to people again, but about making money fast.
BIVBlog #5: To ULA or not to ULA
A sometimes rather emotionally discussed topic related to IPv6 address plans is wether to use Unique-Local addresses (ULAs) or not. As usual, the only “one size fits all” answer to that question is “it depends”; here are some of the criteria I found relevant.
BIVBlog #4: How to design an IPv6 address concept (part 2)
With the subnet prefix part taken care of, this second part of the address concept “mini series” deals with the IPv6 interface IDs.
BIVBlog #3: How to design an IPv6 address concept (part 1)
Devising an IPv6 address concept is fairly straightforward—if you know how to start and which pitfalls to avoid.