#rfc1149

Peter N. M. Hansteen @pitrh@mastodon.social

· 1mo ago

The first packet sent on an RFC1149-compliant (avian carrier) network is up for auction: https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/fine-printed-books-manuscripts-science/carrier-pigeon-internet-protocol-150/325216 For background, see https://blug.linux.no/project/rfc1149/ and https://nxdomain.no/~peter/rfc1149_implementation_25_years_later.html #rfc1149 #firstpacket #networking #aviancarrier #auction #christies #internethistory #tcpip

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Carrier Pigeon Internet Protocol

[WAITZMAN, David and the BERGEN LINUX USER GROUP.] One printed IP/ICMP "ping" packet sent by carrier pigeon per RFC 1149.Small scroll of paper, 41 x 210 mm. Rolling creases visible from when attached to pigeon's leg. Framed. Inscribed and signed on the verso of backing board: "Property of David Waitzman". A surviving packet from the first and most famous implementation of the Carrier Pigeon Internet Protocol. In 1990, the American network engineer David Waitzman authored RFC 1149, A Standard for

Peter N. M. Hansteen @pitrh@mastodon.social

· 6mo ago

Twenty-five years ago today, on 28 April 2001, we tested our TCP/IP over avian carriers (RFC1149) implementation. See "The implementation of the Carrier Pigeon Internet Protocol, RFC1149, 25 years later", https://nxdomain.no/~peter/rfc1149_implementation_25_years_later.html #networking #tcpip #carrierpigeon #rfc1149 #25years

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The implementation of the Carrier Pigeon Internet Protocol, RFC1149, 25 years later

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