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Re: v6 & DSL / Cable modems [was: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space
From: Joe Abley <jabley () hopcount ca>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 22:40:18 -0800
On 4-Feb-2009, at 19:05, Roger Marquis wrote:
Mark Andrews wrote:All IPv6 address assignments are leases. Whether you get the address from a RIR, LIR or ISP. The lease may not be renewed when it next falls due. You may get assigned a different set of addresses at that point. You should plan accordingly.Exactly the problem,
In the regional ISP I alluded to in my previous message, /56es are assigned to residential DSL customers and are static (they are handed out to the LNS from RADIUS).
The link address (IPV6CP + ND/RA) depends on the particular LNS your PPP session lands on, however.
and the reason A) IPv6 is not and will not be a viable option any time soon (soon being before the publication of an IPv6 NATRFC), and B) why network providers (and other parties who stand to gainfinancially) are firmly against IPv6 NAT.
In this case there is no religion for or against NAT inherent in the v6 access service being provided. Customers can do what they want with the addresses provided to them.
Joe
Current thread:
- Re: v6 & DSL / Cable modems [was: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space, (continued)
- Re: v6 & DSL / Cable modems [was: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Martin Hannigan (Feb 04)
- Re: v6 & DSL / Cable modems [was: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Christopher Morrow (Feb 04)
- RE: v6 & DSL / Cable modems [was: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space TJ (Feb 05)
- Re: v6 & DSL / Cable modems [was: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Marshall Eubanks (Feb 05)
- Re: v6 & DSL / Cable modems [was: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Christopher Morrow (Feb 05)
- Re: v6 & DSL / Cable modems [was: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Joe Abley (Feb 05)
- Re: v6 & DSL / Cable modems [was: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Jack Bates (Feb 05)
- Re: v6 & DSL / Cable modems [was: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Iljitsch van Beijnum (Feb 05)
- Re: v6 & DSL / Cable modems [was: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Owen DeLong (Feb 05)
- Re: v6 & DSL / Cable modems [was: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Roger Marquis (Feb 05)
- Re: v6 & DSL / Cable modems [was: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Valdis . Kletnieks (Feb 05)
- Re: v6 & DSL / Cable modems [was: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Owen DeLong (Feb 05)
- Re: v6 & DSL / Cable modems [was: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Stephen Sprunk (Feb 06)
- Re: v6 & DSL / Cable modems [was: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Matthew Moyle-Croft (Feb 06)
- Re: v6 & DSL / Cable modems [was: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Owen DeLong (Feb 06)
- Re: v6 & DSL / Cable modems [was: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Matthew Moyle-Croft (Feb 06)
- Re: v6 & DSL / Cable modems [was: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Ricky Beam (Feb 09)