Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote:
"Richard B. Gilbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
If IP V6 ever gets off the ground, there will be enough addresses to
go around and this subterfuge will no longer be necessary.
This assumes the immediate problem is the actual IP shortage and not
the ISP's holding IP's hostage for extra fees. Bulk IP addresses can
still be bought from ARIN for a few pennies per year per IP.
http://www.arin.net/billing/fee_schedule.html
IP V6 does not appear to be going anywhere in a hurry though! About
three years ago, my then boss (manager of network services) saw me
answer "Yes" to the IP V6 support question asked by Solaris
Installation and screamed "No!". I had to explain to him that the
box would still speak IP V4 to anyone who wanted to talk to it using
V4 and could speak IP V6 to anyone who wanted to use it. My little
LinkSys Router hasn't a clue about IP V6. Comcast is IP V4. IP V6
may be coming but it's by no means here yet!!!
Get a better ISP and better firmware for your router. ;-)
My choices are Comcast (broadband cable) and Verizon (ADSL). Other than
those two there are no real choices in this area. If I thought I could
afford $700/month I'd get T1 service. If I hit the lottery for a couple
of million $ I just might do that.
I'm hoping to find a Cisco router; e.g. Cisco 91 or 831 at a price I can
afford; I don't think they support IP V6 either but at least they would
have a full implementation of the DHCP protocol.
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