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Re: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space
From: Nathan Ward <nanog () daork net>
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 12:43:21 +1300
On 4/02/2009, at 12:25 PM, Owen DeLong wrote:
There is the ULA-Random space, but, I'm not sure if that got ratified or wasrescinded. I really don't see a need for RFC-1918 inthe IPv6 world. RFC-1918 was intended to solve a problem with a shortage of address space by allowing disparate private networks to recycle the samenumbers behind NAT or for use on non-connected networks. There is nosuch shortage in IPv6. I think it is wiser to number non-connected IPv6 networksfrom valid unique addresses since there is no shortage.
ULA is useful for organisations that cannot get an RIR allocation/ assignment, so are likely to need to re-number.
If they number on ULA *in addition to* whatever space their ISP gives them, they do not need to alter any internal DNS, ACLs, etc. etc. if/ when they re-number. An easy example of a good use for ULA might be the internal recursive DNS server addresses that the DHCPv6 server hands out.
If they are so inclined, they might even re-number dynamically if they get their prefix using PD.
-- Nathan Ward
Current thread:
- Re: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space, (continued)
- Re: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Zaid Ali (Feb 03)
- RE: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Matthew Huff (Feb 03)
- Re: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Jeroen Massar (Feb 03)
- RE: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Måns Nilsson (Feb 03)
- RE: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Matthew Huff (Feb 03)
- RE: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Skeeve Stevens (Feb 03)
- RE: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Skeeve Stevens (Feb 03)
- Re: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Heather Schiller (Feb 03)
- Re: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Jeroen Massar (Feb 03)
- Re: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Owen DeLong (Feb 03)
- Re: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Nathan Ward (Feb 03)
- Re: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Peter J. Cherny (Feb 03)
- RE: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Skeeve Stevens (Feb 03)
- Re: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Mark Andrews (Feb 03)
- Re: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Joel Jaeggli (Feb 08)
- Re: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Bill Stewart (Feb 09)
- Re: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Dave Temkin (Feb 03)
- RE: Private use of non-RFC1918 IP space Skeeve Stevens (Feb 03)