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Re: Where to buy Internet IP addresses


From: Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike () swm pp se>
Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 21:21:40 +0200 (CEST)

On Tue, 5 May 2009, Jack Bates wrote:

What is missing, unless I've missed a protocol (which is always possible), is an automated way for a CPE to assign it's networks, pass other networks out to downstream routers in an on-need basis. I say on-need, as there may be 3 routers directly behind the CPE and each of those may get additional routers and so on and so forth. A presumption could be made that route efficiency is

Why wouldn't DHCPv6-PD work within the home as well as between the ISP and the home?

I see little reason why the main home gateway can't get a /56 from the ISP, and then hand out /62 (or whatever) to any routers within the home that asks for PD?

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Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike () swm pp se


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