14 May
2002
14 May
'02
11:21 a.m.
Is there a danger [charging for IP addresses by ISPs] will repeat in IPv6, with /48, /64 or even /128 (which would be a real disaster as that would lead to IPv6 NAT for sure) being priced differently. So long as enough ISP's offer /48 "for free" this hopefully wouldn't happen.
So by insisting that everyone gets a /48 you remove a source of revenue for ISPs thus putting the price up for the people who could easily get by with a /64 or /128... Hmmm. Sam Wilson Network Services Division Computing Services, The University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, Scotland, UK