On Wed, 16 May 2001, Shane Kerr wrote:
I suggest that in this world many ISP's will charge more for the /64 than the /128, and yet more for the /48 than the /64. This means those looking to save money (e.g. students, non-profit organizations, or just cheap people like myself) will probably get the /128, and the next thing you know there's NATng.
To do the above would be plain stupidity, and short sightedness on a grand scale (so it will probably happen!). Here's why: With IPv6 the idea of 1 connected device at home is dead, and so it should be. NAT breaks the internet and it is only fancy programing that fixes it again. This is why IPv6 was designed with e2e in mind. IPv6 isn't just about the internet as we know it today. A lot of companies are looking to use IP networks to provide voice, video, and many other servcies that traditionally are serviced on their own network. This means the home will have just one connection point for all its services. Which in turn means that the home user needs atleast a /64, some may even need a /56. The ISP shouldn't need to charge the home user for the address space for two reasons: 1) There's just so much of it that it is practically worthless. 2) The ISP should be making enough money off the content providers I accept that both these reason won't stop some ISPs from charging, but hopefully it should stop the majority. Either way *all* networks need atleast a /64. Dave "Hoping for a brighter future" Gethings