Re: Another v6 question

[Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>]

On Jan 27, 2011, at 11:32 AM, Mikael Abrahamsson wrote:

> On Thu, 27 Jan 2011, Jared Mauch wrote:
>
> > The ipv6 zealots talking about anything but a /64 for end-site are talking about a "business class" service.  Even 
> > with my static IPs at home, I have no need for more than a single /64 to be used in my wildest dreams.  I could live 
> > with ~256 ips for the future.  I consider my tech density "above-average".
>
> I don't agree at all. I have 3 /64s in use in my home already. I could fairly easily go down to 2, but I definitely 
> need at least 2.
>
> I don't want to handle people like me differently, thus /56 for all residential customers makes a lot of sense. I see 
> no downside.
>
> -- 
> Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike () swm pp se

The downside is that it doesn't provide enough bits for certain kinds of auto-topology
management that are being considered by CE vendors. I highly recommend /48 instead.

Owen