Hallam-Baker, Phillip <pbaker@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > It is a question of ambition. At sixteen I was interested in mastering > the computer at its most fundamental level. I wrote arcade games in > 6502 and Z80 assembler. > Today the idea of booting linux on a laptop would not make my top ten, > hundred or thousand list of must do before I die experiences. In other > words I have a life. Actually, for someone with some Linux or Unix sysadmin experience, it is not that difficult with Linux live distros. Insert the CD- or DVD-ROM with the distro in the CD/DVD drive and reboot. (It may be necessary to tell the BIOS to boot from the CD/DVD drive; check the laptop manufacturer's manual for the proper instructions.) Linux should come up right away. I used Ubuntu 6.06 and both IPv4 and IPv6 were enabled when the system came up. Since I didn't have native IPv6 connectivity, I needed to build a tunnel. The Linux+IPv6-HOWTO documentation (http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Linux+IPv6-HOWTO) was very helpful. I was able to confirm that I was using IPv6 by visiting www.ripe.net at its IPv6 address and verifying my IPv6 address on their page. If you have little or no Linux or Unix sysadmin experience, I'd advise going through the process before the meeting. No changes will be made to your hard disk (unless you make them). If you get stuck, you can always reboot and start over from scratch. > [snip] > Nor do I see any point in any test predicated on the expectation > that large numbers of people will ever learn about IPv6 > administration. > I know what micrcode is, I have even written some. I know the role > of microcode in VLSI design. If I was teaching a comp sci course I > would want the students to know all about microcode. That does not > mean that I want or need the microcode for my cpu before I program it. > I don't know what lesson will be drawn here. The one I believe > should be drawn is that we need to ask what the problem we are really > trying to solve is. Unfortunately, using a live Linux distro won't help people who need what they normally use that isn't available on the distro CD (or can be downloaded). However, it can be a useful exercise just for getting people to use IPv6 who might not otherwise. --gregbo _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf