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A good start but doesn't examine one case that I'd like more data on: most deep packet inspection boxes can't handle IPv6 so the packets pass right on through,
by Steltek 10y ago
A good start but doesn't examine one case that I'd like more data on: most deep packet inspection boxes can't handle IPv6 so the packets pass right on through, unimpeded. I've heard it's provides a speedup and it seems totally plausible: without some ISP's marketing panopticon or (shudder) JS injection, it seems like your connection should be much faster.
- bicubic 10y agoSomeone can correct me if I'm wrong, but the deep packet inspection systems I've seen to date are passive. They take a copy of the bitstream on the wire and don't impede that stream in the slightest.
- Steltek 10y agoI guess I was simplifying too much. I meant generic middleboxes that do everything from read-only DPI, to transparent caching, to content injection, etc. They're out there and they're annoying.