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

Thu Jun 21 13:47:29 UTC 2012

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