• lemmyvore@feddit.nl
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    16 days ago

    Caring about IP allocation is something that’s hard to let go. They’re saying that the IPv6 address space is so astronomically large that we need a radical change of mindset to deal with it. Allocate names based on MAC and leave it at that. Ignore the IPs. If you fixate on maintaining specific IPs and prefixes you just complicate your own life for no benefit.

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      16 days ago

      I agree with this but I would say the prefix is the only thing you should focus on.

      It’s important that ISPs don’t regularly rotate your PD and it’s part of the rfc recommendations that they don’t. And the remainder of the prefix is your vlan space that is as important for VLAN routing as always.

      • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        16 days ago

        This seems counter to Concept 6 in the OP.

        for residential internet, the globally routable prefix can change

        Do you mean that ISPs don’t regularly rotate your PD in practice? I’d actually prefer that they did to maintain a semblance of privacy.