Re: AWS and IPv6

[Dave Bell <me () geordish org>]

It's a /56 per VPC, and a /64 per subnet.

Seems reasonable to me.

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/vpc/latest/userguide/get-started-ipv6.html

Dave

On Sun, 28 Nov 2021 at 20:54, Michael Thomas <mike () mtcc com> wrote:

> On 11/27/21 2:44 PM, Fletcher Kittredge wrote:
>
>
> The Register <https://www.theregister.com/> says: AWS claims 'monumental
> step forward' with optional IPv6-only networks
> <https://www.theregister.com/2021/11/24/aws_claims_monumental_step_forward/>
>
>
> I was reading their howto yesterday and it seems they are only allocating
> a /64? Why?
>
> I guess I just don't get the point of the VPC in the first place. I get
> the firewall aspect but it seem to be more than that.
>
> Mike