IPv6 Number & Static

Started by psp83, Jun 07, 2012, 18:45:50

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psp83

How many IPv6 addresses do we get with IDnet & how do you set a static one?

Steve

Thats the answer to the first question, Bill may know the second.

http://www.idnet.net/news/article.jsp?id=84
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psp83

So we get 48 we could use?

If that's correct, how do we know them / find them out?

I'm trying to understand more about IPv6 & how to set a static IP in my router.

psp83

Another question as well. Maybe one for Bill.

Why does http://www.thinkbroadband.com/ipv6 tell me a different address than my router?

Steve

IPv6 is 'no NAT' so each device has a different external  IP address, TBB is seeing the address of the device your using to access it ie PC , phone etc. The router has it's own address obviously.
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Steve

You make the dynamic IPv6 address static but I think a reboot etc may loose it. Not sure whether services like DynDNs work with IPv6
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pctech

Removed as point has been made.


Lance

Quote from: psp83 on Jun 07, 2012, 19:31:18
So we get 48 we could use?


No, you get 18,446,744,073,709,551,616! The 48 represents the 48-bit block (and that is about as far as my knowledge goes!
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Glenn

You get 65,536 times that amount, Lance.
QuoteThis gives you 65,536 subnets, each subnet consisting of 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 native IPv6 addresses
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Technical Ben

 :o

As long as it does not break legacy apps that use the old IPv4... Oh, wait.  :'(
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psp83

Quote from: Glenn on Jun 07, 2012, 21:35:59
You get 65,536 times that amount, Lance.

So it'll be Ok to get a few more PC's then?  :laugh:  :eek4: