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Where IPv6 adoption is concerned, it's natural to focus on the larger themes -- themes the Infoblox IPv6 Center of Excellence routinely covers: the phased approach to IPv6 adoption, the importance of proper auditing of hardware and software, obtaining IPv6 addresses and connectivity, creating (and revising) an IPv6 address plan, and getting content online over IPv6.
One aspect of IPv6 adoption that may touch on these but is often overlooked or neglected: network management and/or monitoring and the systems that provide it.
It’s long been assumed that every fingerprint, like every snowflake is absolutely unique and no two are alike. While for all practical or statistical purposes this statement is 100% true in human biology or snowflakes, in the world of digital technology and endpoint devices – it is NOT the case. In fact, while every device connecting to your network has a unique identifier (MAC Address), they also have a DHCP signature or fingerprint that actually identifies the device type. But these fingerprints (unlike human fingerprints) are finite and can be classified.
The 2013 North American IPv6 Summit wrapped up last Friday with Infoblox sponsoring for the second year in a row. The turn out was quite good with several hundred people in attendance.
If you missed our recent webinar on the Infoblox DNS Firewall product, we've recorded it and it's not available. This webinar talks about our new DNS Firewall product and the malware attacks it is designed to protect your network from.