On Feb 4, 2011, at 4:45 PM, Jared Mauch wrote: > On Feb 4, 2011, at 3:41 PM, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote: >> On Feb 4, 2011, at 3:39 PM, Daniel Seagraves wrote: >>> On Feb 4, 2011, at 1:11 PM, Bill Woodcock wrote: >>> >>>> No, and in fact, I believe all the RIRs will probably do a reasonably >>>> brisk business in reclamation and reallocation, albeit in ever smaller >>>> blocks. >>> >>> As holder of a small block, this scares and irritates me. It scares me that >>> I might lose my autonomy and future expansion through no fault of my own, >>> and it irritates me that the reason I may be forced to give up my address >>> space will probably be to satisfy the internet's desperate need for more >>> spam cannons. >> >> If you are using your block, why would you worry? >> >> If not are not using your block, why would you need it? > > Likely because some devices still don't implement IPv6 bootstrap. Try to > recover a Cisco router via TFTP boot in an IPv6 only environment. > > I have been trying to remind my vendors to think about IPv6 first and IPv4 as > a secondary capability to supplement it, I do encourage everyone to make this > part of your procurement of any equipment in 2011 and beyond. > > eg: If your DNS provider doesn't do IPv6, switch. (has tucows solved the > AAAA glue issue yet? i think i need to switch... and no, i don't feel like > using a hack process via a web form, I actually want real automated > interfaces and support...)
I'm a little confused. Sounds like the things you are talking about all fall into the "if you are using your block" category, so he shouldn't worry. ARIN should not reclaim a block that is in use. Unless I am confused? (Happens a lot, especially as I get older.) -- TTFN, patrick
