Michael Agree. And don't forget that your: - power company - communication/entertainment provider/s - alarm/monitoring company - local government - EMS All have at least discussions in progress that would give each home/apartment a subnet (albeit possibly/probably on different networks) for there use as a home service provider. Take care Terry > -----Original Message----- > From: michael.dillon@xxxxxx [mailto:michael.dillon@xxxxxx] > Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 4:42 AM > To: ppml@xxxxxxxx; address-policy-wg@xxxxxxxx; ietf@xxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [ppml] IPv6 addresses really are scarce after all > > > The definition of a small network is pretty much "single > > subnet". Yes, I understand very well that the average home of > > the future will have a mixed wiring. Of course, my own home > > does have Ethernet and Wi-Fi. In the not so distant future, > > it will have several Wi-Fi networks operating on different > > frequencies, some form of power-line networking, and some > > rooms may have their own high speed wireless wiring using UWB > > or some similar technology. But I am pretty much convinced > > that all of these will be organized as a single subnet. > > You are remarkably trusting. You do all your homebanking on the same > subnet as your teenage children who are studying Hacking 101 in the > privacy of their bedroom? And when guests come over for dinner, you have > no objection to them taking their laptop to the bathroom in order to > surf for child porn over your wireless network. > > The fact is that a lot of people will WANT subnets in the home. They > will want a router/firewall that will isolate each of the children's > bedrooms so that they cannot mess with your bank account or with their > brother's/sister's romantic chat sessions. Many people will want all > wireless access to go through a router. Many will have an in-law suite, > and want to seamlessly integrate their relative's existing network via a > simple router connection. And the family jewels, that Raid 5 server > cluster that holds all the family photos and videos, will be behind > another router/firewall. When the kids host a LAN party, the gamers will > connect to the family network via a router/firewall with limited > Internet access for only the necessary protocols. Subnets multiply for > architectural and security reasons. > > Multiple subnets per home is *NOT* a waste of anything. It is an > invitation to dreamers and inventors to make better network things for > the home market. It is an enabler of business activity, an enabler of > competition. > > --Michael Dillon > _______________________________________________ > PPML > You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to the ARIN > Public Policy > Mailing List (PPML@xxxxxxxx). > Unsubscribe or manage your mailing list subscription at: > http://lists.arin.net/mailman/listinfo/ppml Please contact the ARIN Member > Services > Help Desk at info@xxxxxxxx if you experience any issues. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf