On Thu, 2002-10-03 at 15:12, Gert Doering wrote:
The "issue" about dial-in customers is just that ISPs are usually unwilling to enter all their individual IP assignments into the RIPE database, and so it's much easier to go down the dynamic dial-in route.
From the RIPE policy standpoint, there is NO difference between dial-in, ADSL, cable, leased lines, and whatever technologies people use to hook up to the net.
However for dialup it's generally a more effcient use of IP space to use dynamic pools due the contention of the service (ie 20:1 modem ratios and the like). With ADSL and other fixed circuit technologies the connection often uncontended at the port level (bandwidth is a different issue) so allocating static/semi-static IPs make sense as the savings in IP space usage are likely to be less or nil. Mark -- The Flying Hamster <hamster@korenwolf.net> http://www.korenwolf.net/ I like to travel to other countries and make new friendships based on trust and mutual understanding. - Ghengis Kahn