Thanks Mike, You're on the right track, But V4 and v6 are MS proprietary and the latter is fully under MS control. I don't have an answer which solves the problem. Lou On 8/21/2012 10:46 AM, Michael Haffely wrote: > Under IPv4 that may be true, but under IPv6 all devices may have > unique identifiers and most of the problems of end-to-end connectivity > and are removed. > > HTML5's WEBRTC has some intriguing potential to remove the tyranny of > a "central point of control" > > -Mike > > > > On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Carl Smith <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > The DNS problem and reason for confusion is due to limitations > imposed during the infancy of development stages of machine > inter-connectivity. Basically, IP is insufficient to grant each > machine a unique identity. The limited IP addresses are licensed > to master networks which in turn are sub-netted to machines which > only have a local identity slaved to the master. > > Ultimately, we need a unique ID for each machine which is not > slaved or controlled by a master. In that case the machines become > individual entities. We need a DNS system which recognizes this > unique character and allows direct connection between unique entities. > > This is not what commercial enterprise demands. The corporate > entities only have one rule: Profit. This is in direct conflict > with individual liberty. A system of controlled connection is the > preference of the profiteer. Thus we have our current Internet > authority. > > What we as noncommercial enthusiasts desire is secure open > connectivity directly between unique identities which is secure > yet unhampered by overt regulation by commercial interest such as > corporations which includes government. > > > Just my thoughts, > > Lou Smith > >