MvV> Here the DSL providers issue static addresses. The cable providers MvV> issue dynamic addresses. But they are quasy static. My IPv4 address is MvV> linked to the MAC address of my router. If the MAC address changes, the MvV> IPv4 address changes. If I change the MAC address back before the lease MvV> expires, I get back the old address. IPv6 is still unchartered MvV> territory. Couple of month ago we had an unscheduled power outage. When MvV> the power came back on, my IPv4 address had not changed. But I got a MvV> different IPv6 prefix. Both have been stable since then.
Hmm, OK. It's provider dependent here, but most, regardess of access medium issue dymanic IPv4s by default. And most don't issue IPv6 at all, think there's still only the one or two ISPs offering IPv6 here.
MvV> Coming to think of it, ... that legacy allocation 44.0.0.0/8 reserved MvV> for HAM radio is a mixed blessing. It gives the HAMs plenty of IPv4 MvV> address space. More than they will ever need. A /28 for every HAM. MvV> Active or not. A luxury. But... it also makes them lazy. In Dutch we MvV> call this "remmende voorsprong". The success of the French Minitel was MvV> a main reason why Fidonet never really got off the ground in France. MvV> The same mechanism is slowing down IPv6 penetration in the HAM world. MvV> :-(
Ironically, the 44/8 address space is not a big player in the newer ham technologies, they are deployed on the public Internet, except for some BGP routed 44net address space in patches.
TL> Yeah you guys should be leading the world.
MvV> Watch your words. We the Dutch are not "you guys" in Belgium. That's MvV> just as bad as calling a Kiwi an Aussie. ;-)
Hahaha, that would be paying them a compliment. :P But yeah, sorry about that. ;) I forget countries are the size of postage stamps in your part of the world. ;)
TL> There's certainly a selection. We have coverage here, both myself and TL> my NC have IPv6. :)
MvV> Net 280 is also well covered. 12 systems, 5 of which (including the MvV> host) are IPv6 capable. 42% IPv6 penetration. ;-)
I'd have to check against the nodelist, but I seem to have found myself in a patch of IPv6. ;)
MvV>> Frustrating indeed. :-(
TL> Yep, this is not new stuff now, it should be pedestrian.
MvV> Pedestrian?
Yes, as in nothing fancy, should be as ordinary as walking down the street. :)
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