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Re: Why do some providers require IPv6 /64 PA space to have public whois?
From: Doug Barton <dougb () dougbarton us>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 20:35:35 -0800
On 12/10/2012 03:14 PM, Owen DeLong wrote:
On Dec 10, 2012, at 2:04 PM, Doug Barton <dougb () dougbarton us> wrote:On 12/10/2012 01:27 PM, Schiller, Heather A wrote:I think most folks would agree that, IPv4 /32 :: IPv6 /128 as IPv4 /29 :: IPv6 /64Quite the opposite in fact. In IPv6 a /64 is roughly equivalent to a /32 in IPv4. As in, it's the smallest possible assignment that will allow an end-user host to function under normal circumstances.No, you could be assigned a /128 and have it function for a single host.
You saw how I very carefully phrased my statement to try to avoid this kind of ratholing, right? :)
However, let's not start doing that as it's pretty brain-dead and the reality is that hardly anyone has a single host any more. Heather has the corollaries correct.
You're entitled to your opinion of course, just don't be surprised when people disagree with you.
SWIP or rwhois for a /64 seems excessive to me, FWIW.I'm not sure I disagree, but, I certainly don't feel strongly enough about it to submit a policy proposal. I will say that you are far more likely to get this changed by submitting a policy proposal than you are by complaining to NANOG about it.
I certainly don't care enough about it to do that, I was just voicing an opinion.
Doug (personally I'd be happy just to have native IPv6 available)
Current thread:
- Re: Why do some providers require IPv6 /64 PA space to have public whois?, (continued)
- Re: Why do some providers require IPv6 /64 PA space to have public whois? Owen DeLong (Dec 11)
- RE: Why do some providers require IPv6 /64 PA space to have public whois? Schiller, Heather A (Dec 10)
- Re: Why do some providers require IPv6 /64 PA space to have public whois? Doug Barton (Dec 10)
- Re: Why do some providers require IPv6 /64 PA space to have public whois? Mark Andrews (Dec 10)
- Re: Why do some providers require IPv6 /64 PA space to have public whois? Owen DeLong (Dec 10)
- Re: Why do some providers require IPv6 /64 PA space to have public whois? Mark Andrews (Dec 10)
- Re: Why do some providers require IPv6 /64 PA space to have public whois? Constantine A. Murenin (Dec 10)
- Re: Why do some providers require IPv6 /64 PA space to have public whois? Randy Bush (Dec 10)
- Re: Why do some providers require IPv6 /64 PA space to have public whois? Owen DeLong (Dec 11)
- Re: Why do some providers require IPv6 /64 PA space to have public whois? Doug Barton (Dec 10)
- Re: Why do some providers require IPv6 /64 PA space to have public whois? Owen DeLong (Dec 10)
- Re: Why do some providers require IPv6 /64 PA space to have public whois? Doug Barton (Dec 10)
- Re: Why do some providers require IPv6 /64 PA space to have public whois? Owen DeLong (Dec 11)
- RE: Why do some providers require IPv6 /64 PA space to have public whois? Ian Smith (Dec 10)
- Re: Why do some providers require IPv6 /64 PA space to have public whois? Owen DeLong (Dec 10)