Dynamic (changing) IPv6 prefix delegation

Owen DeLong owen at delong.com
Tue Nov 22 16:07:49 UTC 2011


Worst case, you can always get an IPv6 static /48 from at least one provider
without any additional cost.

Owen

On Nov 22, 2011, at 7:05 AM, Ray Soucy wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Seth Mos <seth.mos at dds.nl> wrote:
> 
>> What is bewildering to me is that each time the system establishes a new
>> PPPoE session to the ISP they assign a different IPv6 prefix via
>> delegation together with a differing IPv4 address for the WAN.
> 
>> Is this going to be forward for other consumer ISPs in the world?
> 
> As long as a static allocation can be billed as a premium service,
> most providers will unfortunately do it.
> 
> I often hear "if you need a static IP, you need business class
> server"; bundled with "we don't provide business service to
> residential customers".
> 
> Almost makes one think there ought to be some consumer protection laws
> regulating it.
> 
> -- 
> Ray Soucy
> 
> Epic Communications Specialist
> 
> Phone: +1 (207) 561-3526
> 
> Networkmaine, a Unit of the University of Maine System
> http://www.networkmaine.net/





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