Hosting provider allocation advice

[Wouter de Jong]

Hi Ted,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ted Mittelstaedt [mailto:tedm at ipinc.net]
> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 15:58
> To: Wouter de Jong
> Cc: ipv6-ops at lists.cluenet.de
> Subject: Re: Hosting provider allocation advice


> > We've also fiddled with the idea of assigning one /48 to each of
> these
> > vlans,
> > and let each 'server' use a /64 out of it. This still seems a bit
> weird
> > though...
> >
> 
> No it's not when you understand IPv6
> 
> You use DNS names, right?  You can always renumber.

I'm not really sure I understand what you mean, 
could you clarify a bit perhaps ?

> > Also, since we do IP based billing here,
> > we'd never know if one has 'hijacked' some IP space.
> >
> 
> "IP based billing" will be the first casualty of IPv6.
> 
> There's a shortage of IPv4 which is why you can bill for
> each IPv4 number.
> 
> There's no shortage of IPv6.  Your competitors won't hesitate
> to spread around IPv6 numbers like peanut butter.

I meant traffic billing based on IP number :)

> 
> Ted

Regards,

Wouter