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Re: Dynamic IPs
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dan Merillat)
Mon Mar 4 16:25:52 1996
Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 06:58:08 -0500 (EST)
From: Dan Merillat <Dan.Merillat@ao.net>
To: Thomas Pawlikaniec <neutrino@ee.mcgill.ca>
cc: Linux-Net List <linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960225195750.6335A-100000@obelix>
On Sun, 25 Feb 1996, Thomas Pawlikaniec wrote:
> > With IPv6 that would be no problem -- with 128 bit addresses
> > there are a lot of numbers from which to pull, however it
> > is not so with this 32 bit IPv4 that we use currently.
>
> Could you give me more pointers to info in IPv6 ? When is it supposed to
> be used, is it already a standard or just some n-th draft, etc... Thanx.
Ditto here. I want my own class C. Oh, wait, I have one. :-)
Besides, I thougt the new spec was for 80 bits? (4 original + a new 6
bytes)
While on the subject, how hard would it be to integrate the new standard
(when it becomes standard) into the kernel/existing apps? Obviously,
stuff that deals with the net would have to be recompiled, but MUA's etc
that just deal with hostnames, would not.
>
> > If you buy a 24h/day connection, then you will get fixed
>
> sure, you could not get changing IPs while you are connected ;-)
Bah, no, dedicated = static. Routes and all that crap.
>
> > number, but if you are an occasional user, your ISP might
> > charge a premium for such resource, or might not have them
> > available at all...
>
> Any ISP should charge a premium for that, because that way you would use
> one IP for yourself, while otherwise it's about one IP per 8-10 customers.
> However, this _should_ be available at any ISP that knows what he does.
Well... Class c's are free, and if you charge about $5 <shamelessplug>
like we do </shamelessplug> only people who really want it (I.E. have a
dns entry somewhere) take it. Besides, it's not that bad. Only a very
few users really care. 99% of ISP customers are web surfers or irc
chatters. Summary: Anymore then an extra $10 a month is piracy, and if
you are in Orlando I can set you up. :-)
--Dan
