This isn't the right list, so I don't want to clutter. However, I do want to answer you and I don't want to start something big on the main list.
--- [email protected] wrote: From: "TJ" <[email protected]> I believe that is because ARIN is encouraging /56s for home-users. ---------------------------------------- Actually, they're forcing me to do this by the allocation practice. -------------------------------------- Also, they should have reserved (IIRC) a /30 that they allocated your /32 out of - so you still have contiguous room to grow. ... giving you 512k /48s ... so yes, you would be just one global routing entry. -------------------------------------- Yes, they reserved more addresses, but I currently have over 100,000 DSL users with telephone numbers, more 'naked' DSL customers (no TN), well over 500,000 telephone numbers in total, lots of larger leased line customers, like universities, gov't and banks, and I tried to look far into the future and assure I only put one entry into BGP while giving everyone a /48. As far as handing out /48s to everyone, the amount reserved barely covers the number of telephone lines we have. The amount allocated does not even come close to covering just my DSL customers. Maybe ILECs (I'm with Hawaiian Telcom at present) are in negative growth at this time, but who's to say this doesn't change dramatically in the future as many things in this industry do? <facetious>Also, I thought the space was so big, it doesn't matter.</facetious> ----------------------------------------- Also^2, might I ask - did you attempt to request/justify more? After all, /32 is the standard ISP allocation ... ----------------------------------------- Yes, I tried to get many more. I was totally shot down in size by a LOT. As I said, this was just allocated today. I sent email to ARIN explaining what I'm writing to you folks. ----------------------------------------- I wouldn't say they should stop, I would say (if they believe /48s to the home are the correct answer) they should speak louder @ ARIN. ---------------------------------------- Until that changes (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2081/2280277319_15ee13787d.jpg?v=0) the folks that know better should stop, so the newer folks like me don't spend too much time trying to follow what's being stated on the list. scott ------------------ ---------------- ---------------- _______________________________________________ Nanog-futures mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.nanog.org/mailman/listinfo/nanog-futures
