Re: getting IPv6 space without ARIN (Re: PAT )

[Brian E Carpenter]

"J. Noel Chiappa" wrote:
> 
>     > From: Daniel Senie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
>     > For all the sites in the world who'd LIKE to be able to have an
>     > upstream to provide IPv6, but for whom such doesn't exist ... some
>     > one or few organizations should look into buying a block of IPv6
>     > space, setting up a few routers which can handle lots of tunnels, and
>     > build a virtual IPv6 upstream.
> 
> ??? I thought 6to4 did basically just this - and even one single IPv4 address
> at the 4to6 wrapping box provides a sizeable chunk of IPv6 address space
> behind it (a /48, actually; enough to hold up to a fair-sized network).

Well yes, but the prefix is only any use if you find a 6to4 relay router
to handle your traffic (see Keith's earlier note).

   Brian