Re: IPv6 /64 links (was Re: ipv6 book recommendations?)

[Owen DeLong <owen () delong com>]

On Jun 21, 2012, at 5:04 AM, Masataka Ohta wrote:

> Karl Auer wrote:
>
> > Speaking for myself, I'm one of the "if I want to allow direct outside
> > connection to my interior machines I should be able to" crowd.
>
> While "direct" and "interior" are not compatible that you actually
> mean some indirections...
>
> Anyway, what if, your ISP assigns a globally unique IPv4 address
> to your home router (a NAT box) which is UPnP capable?
>
> That's what the largest retail ISP in Japan is doing.
>
>                                               Masataka Ohta

Does not scale. Not enough IPv4 addresses to do that for 6.8 billion people
on the planet.

What if my ISP just routes my /48? Seems to work quite well, actually.

Owen