[Lincoln LUG] Quickie Introduction

[Terry Froy]

Hi,

My name is Terry and I am the Technical Director/Owner of a local Lincolnshire-based ISP.

We use Linux almost exclusively in our network and use FreeBSD and OpenBSD where we don't use Linux.

I have been a personal user of Linux since 1996 with my first distro being Slackware and Red Hat Linux 4.0 primarily because I was still on 14.4k dialup and the only readily-available source of Linux was Lasermoon's CD-ROM compilation of current distros with source archives.

Since 2004, I have been involved with the operation and running of a small ISP called Spilsby Internet Solutions which was formed out of my frustration through lack of co-location facilities in Lincolnshire and then ADSL/FTTC came later after seeing the current state of the market and a lack of focus on users who are technically competent in such matters.

Therefore, I would very much like to attend the Lincoln LUG meeting on August 15th and give a talk on IPv6.

As we have been running a production IPv6 network since 2004, I think I know enough about it from a theoretical and practical sense to be able to answer any questions that anyone may have on the topic.

The talk would consist of some of the things you need to know about IPv6:

* What it is.
* Why it won't bite you.
* The questions you should be asking your ISP.
* The security implications of introducing IPv6 to a network
* The 'gotchas' you need to watch out for when configuring a Linux box for IPv6.

Naturally, I will be around afterwards to partake in refreshments and answer any in-depth questions...

Regards,
Terry