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* Daniel Frey: |
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> I have exactly one choice for an ISP and I need a static IP. The ISP |
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> disables ipv6 for some reason when you have a static IP. |
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Like I said, the availability of "decent" ISPs varies by location, and |
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there are of course locations where one is basically screwed when it |
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comes to IPv6, even in November 2019. |
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I have no intention whatsoever to chide Gentoo users who cannot have |
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IPv6 due to their ISP. I only meant to mention that now is a good time |
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to (a) consider IPv6 if you can get it, (b) consider IPv6 if you thought |
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about purchasing a new router during Black Friday or Christmas sales |
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offers, (c) let your ISP know that you are interested in IPv6, and |
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perhaps consider choosing a different ISP with more modern service (if |
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you realistically can do that). |
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We're not exactly swimming in ISPs where I live, and I have been biting |
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ISP ankles for more than a decade to make my requirements known. Things |
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have improved, luckily, but they are far from perfect. I am simply |
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unwilling to pay for additional single IPv4 addresses while whole IPv6 |
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subnets are available in abundance. |
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According to RIPE, almost every member (LIR) qualifies for a /29 subnet |
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right away, no questions asked, so handing out /48 or at least /56 |
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subnets to customers should be a no-brainer. |
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Gentoo users are often technically skilled and therefore in a position |
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to make good use of IPv6. I think it would be beneficial to let ISPs and |
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router manufacturers know that IPv6 is not some exotic luxury. |
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-Ralph |