[aklug] Re: IPv6 benefits me...

On Wed, 6 Jun 2012, Erinn Looney-Triggs wrote:

> If you manage to get six or seven IPs let me know (because that will be
> one weird ISP you have), usually they assign in blocks of 18
> quintillion, as in a /64. This is where ipv6 benefits you, a little more
> room to elbow around in. That and I really like SLAAC, StateLess Address
> AutocConfiguration. I have been working most of this week deploying IPv6
> to my systems, so let me know if you have any questions.

FYI: once everyone is on IPv6 you'll essentially have a static IP.
Remember, the last 64 bits of the address is intended to be based on your
hardware address (in the case of ethernet, incorporating your 48 bit MAC
address), which is supposed to virtually guarantee you a unique address on
every network. So, unless your ISP rearranges their network topology,
whatever network address they assign to your segment gives you a static
address.

Of course, that's assuming their deployment uses router advertisements
rather than DHCP. If it's the latter, you're screwed... which is an
interesting question. We'll have to see what the ISPs do. radvd is simpler
to manage, but DHCP will preserve the revenue stream for static allocations.
You'll know their priorities based on what they choose.

         --Arthur Corliss
           Live Free or Die
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Received on Wed Jun 6 10:39:57 2012