Karl Auer – Page 2

They keep amazing me… ssh tunnelling to a MikroTik

Posted on May 18, 2013May 18, 2013By Karl Auer

It amazes me when a $50 device supports ssh tunelling! I wanted to run the web interface on a MikroTik … Read MoreThey keep amazing me… ssh tunnelling to a MikroTik

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IPv6 – get to the church on time!

Posted on May 13, 2013May 13, 2013By Karl Auer

In a mailing list I frequent, the conversation turned to tunnels as a means of getting IPv6 access. A personage … Read MoreIPv6 – get to the church on time!

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MikroTik variables and /import

Posted on May 11, 2013May 11, 2013By Karl Auer

In the past couple of days I have been configuring bunch of MikroTik routers. The configurations differ, but they all … Read MoreMikroTik variables and /import

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Mandatory comment on the NBN

Posted on April 11, 2013April 11, 2013By Karl Auer

Warning: Australian-only content :-) Now that the Coalition has finally released its NBN policy (here’s a copy) here’s my take … Read MoreMandatory comment on the NBN

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IPv6 source address selection – what, why, how?

Posted on March 25, 2013May 2, 2013By Karl Auer

IPv6 source address selection must be very irritated; destination address selection gets all the press coverage. This article will start … Read MoreIPv6 source address selection – what, why, how?

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Why Not NAT?

Posted on March 25, 2013May 2, 2013By Karl Auer

NAT came into existence because of IPv4 address scarcity. With IPv6, that reason disappears. So, if we no longer need … Read MoreWhy Not NAT?

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Migrating applications to IPv6

Posted on March 22, 2013By Karl Auer

So you have an application. It was written (as far as you know) without IPv6 in mind, and now it … Read MoreMigrating applications to IPv6

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/etc/gai.conf – it ain’t what you think it is

Posted on March 20, 2013March 20, 2013By Karl Auer

If you read the doco (like “man gai.conf“) you would be forgiven for thinking that the contents of /etc/gai.conf controlled … Read More/etc/gai.conf – it ain’t what you think it is