Re: Non routable IPv6 registry proposal

[David Farmer <[e-mail]>]

On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 8:18 AM Bob Hinden <[e-mail]> wrote:

> David,
>
> > On Mar 11, 2021, at 6:26 PM, David Farmer <farmer=
> [e-mail]> wrote:
> > ...
> > It is fairly common for Community Networks, especially wireless ones to
> use RFC 1918 for IPv4 and ULA for IPv6, and interconnect with other
> Community Networks over tunnels on donated ISP connectivity from
> participants or others. Ham radio is a good metaphor for this type of
> networking.
> >
>
> I disagree that Ham Radio (aka Amateur Radio) a good metaphor.   Amateur
> Radio is regulated by the ITU and countries, call signs are allocated by
> central authorities, radio frequencies are assigned, and there are rules
> for the types of traffic that can be sent.  For example, no commercial use.
>
> See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio for details.
>
> Bob / KI6ASK
>

Ok, yes, it's not a perfect metaphor, for the reasons you say. However,
a lot of the same people involved in Amateur Radio, especially Amateur
Packet Radio, are also frequently involved in Community Networking using
WiFi and they have a lot of common goals. Basically, I was looking at it
the who and why of it, but yes the hows, the technologies are completely
different.

Thanks
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