{"id":353,"date":"2007-11-06T16:29:52","date_gmt":"2007-11-06T14:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.veni.com\/?p=353"},"modified":"2007-11-06T16:29:52","modified_gmt":"2007-11-06T14:29:52","slug":"ipv4ipv6-discussion-the-day-the-routers-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.veni.com\/?p=353","title":{"rendered":"IPv4\/IPv6 Discussion: The Day The Routers Die…"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a big discussion about IPv4<\/a> and IPv6<\/a>. See and listen to a different approach towards that topic:<\/p>\n

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And here are the lyrics:<\/p>\n

Written for and performed at the RIPE 55 Secret Working Group Session, by Gary Feldman [YouTube]:<\/p>\n

A long, long time ago
\n I can still remember
\n when my laptop could connect elsewhere
\n And I tell you all there was a day
\n the network card I threw away
\n had a purpose and it worked for you and me<\/p>\n

But 18 years completely wasted
\n with each address we\u2019ve aggregated
\n the tables overflowing
\n the traffic just stopped flowing<\/p>\n

And now we\u2019re bearing all the scars
\n and all my traceroutes showing stars
\n The packets would travel faster in cars
\n the day the routers died<\/p>\n

Chorus:
\n So bye bye, folks at RIPE 55
\n Be persuaded to upgrade it or your network will die
\n IPv6 just makes me let out a sigh
\n But I suppose we better give it a try
\n I suppose we better give it a try<\/p>\n

Now did you write an RFC
\n that dictated how it all should be
\n Did we listen like we should that day
\n Now were you back at RIPE 54
\n where we heard the same things months before
\n and the people knew they\u2019d have to change their ways<\/p>\n

And we knew that all the ISPs
\n could be future proofed for centuries
\n but that was then not now
\n Spent too much time playing WoW<\/p>\n

Oh there was time we sat on IRC
\n making jokes on how this day would be
\n Now there\u2019s no more use for TCP
\n the day the routers died<\/p>\n

Chorus:
\n So bye bye, folks at RIPE 55
\n Be persuaded to upgrade it or your network will die
\n IPv6 just makes me let out a sigh
\n But I suppose we better give it a try
\n I suppose we better give it a try<\/p>\n

I remember those old days I mourn
\n sitting in my room, downloading porn
\n Yeah that\u2019s how it used to be<\/p>\n

When the packets flowed from A to B
\n via routers that could talk IP
\n there was data that could be exchanged between you and me<\/p>\n

Oh but I could see you all ignore
\n the fact we\u2019d fill up IPv4
\n but we all lost the nerve
\n and we got what we deserved<\/p>\n

And while we threw our network kit away
\n and wished we\u2019d heard the things they say
\n Put all our lives in disarray
\n the day the routers died<\/p>\n

Chorus:
\n So bye bye, folks at RIPE 55
\n Be persuaded to upgrade it or your network will die
\n IPv6 just makes me let out a sigh
\n But I suppose we better give it a try
\n I suppose we better give it a try<\/p>\n

Saw a man with whom I used to peer
\n asked him to rescue my career
\n He just sighed and turned away<\/p>\n

I went down to the net cafe
\n that I used to visit everyday
\n but the man there said I might as well just leave<\/p>\n

And now we\u2019ve all lost our purpose
\n My Cisco share\u2019s completely worthless
\n No future meetings for me
\n at the Hotel Krasnapolsky<\/p>\n

And the men that make us push and push
\n like Geoff Huston and Randy Bush
\n Should\u2019ve listened to what they told us
\n the day the routers died<\/p>\n

And we\u2019re singing:<\/p>\n

Chorus:
\n So bye bye, folks at RIPE 55
\n Be persuaded to upgrade it or your network will die
\n IPv6 just makes me let out a sigh
\n But I suppose we better give it a try<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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