dynamic or static IPv6 prefixes to residential customers

Tue Aug 2 17:17:42 UTC 2011

> 
> en1: flags=8863<UP,BROADCAST,SMART,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
> 	ether 60:33:4b:01:75:85 
> 	inet6 fe80::6233:4bff:fe01:7585%en1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x5 
> 	inet 192.168.191.223 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.191.255
> 	inet6 fd92:7065:b8e::6233:4bff:fe01:7585 prefixlen 64 autoconf 
> 	inet6 2001:470:1f00:820:6233:4bff:fe01:7585 prefixlen 64 autoconf 
> 	media: autoselect
> 	status: active
> 
> Note the multiple prefixes.  IPv6 is not just IPv4 with bigger addresses.
> If you want to give your printers, etc. stable IPv6 addesses use ULAs.
> 

Icky.

Better yet, just subscribe to an ISP that will give you a static prefix.

Owen