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Re: Next gen gate keeper modem/routers need improvement for IoT

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On 02/11/14 18:04, 7 wrote:

> The next generation of modems and routers that act as
> gate keepers to consumer broadband internet connections
> needs to be hugely improved if IoT is to take off properly.

> The problem is that in order for IoT to work properly,
> all the devices that act as gate keeper between
> the internet and the consumer's LAN
> is just not up to the job of providing effortless
> configuration for IoT devices to work correctly.

> To set up basic IoT devices like mail server, web server,
> IP webcam, IP door locks or anything
> in between takes a lot of effort in itself,
> followed by a similar effort with low spec routers
> and modems working blind through protocols
> like http, telnet, RS232, or some other idiocy
> to configure those gate keeper devices to allow
> internet traffic through to the IoT device.

> This cannot go on forever.

> The gatekeeper devices such as ADSL, DSL and SDSL modems
> need to change so that routing
> functions and modem functions are all integrated into
> one device and there should be a LCD display on these
> things to configure them more easily when IoT devices
> are added to the local LAN.

> The idea of ports needs to be replaced with
> unique service names that can handle
> a 64 bit identifier for unique names.
> There are going to tons of new service names for IoT
> devices if they are to take off.
> There aren't enough ports to handle this kind of traffic.

> The idea of ip address also need to replaced with
> unique host names.

> And all of it allocated completely automatically
> by ISP so that users are not left figuring out what IP numbers
> and tables they need to set up and where.

What you really mean is, you find it too difficult to configure network 
devices so think that it needs to be simplified for everyone.  Not 
everyone finds it as challenging as you and people who work in the 
field, as opposed to talking about it, have no difficulty in this area.

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Next gen gate keeper modem/routers need improvement for IoT 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2014-11-02 18:04 +0000
  Re: Next gen gate keeper modem/routers need improvement for IoT White Spirit <wspirit@homechoice.co.uk> - 2014-11-02 19:14 +0000
    Re: Next gen gate keeper modem/routers need improvement for IoT 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2014-11-02 19:49 +0000
      Re: Next gen gate keeper modem/routers need improvement for IoT 	flatfish+++ <phlatphish@yahoo.com> - 2014-11-02 16:18 -0500
        Re: Next gen gate keeper modem/routers need improvement for IoT 7 <email_at_www_at_enemygadgets_dot_com@enemygadgets.com> - 2014-11-02 22:01 +0000
        Re: Next gen gate keeper modem/routers need improvement for IoT White Spirit <wspirit@homechoice.co.uk> - 2014-11-02 22:48 +0000
  Re: Next gen gate keeper modem/routers need improvement for IoT Melzzzzz <mel@zzzzz.com> - 2014-11-02 22:58 +0100

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