On Dec 2, 2013, at 4:35 PM, Ricky Beam <[email protected]> wrote:
> DHCPv6-PD isn't a "restriction", it's simply what gets handed out today. A
> "simple" reconfiguration on the DHCP server and it's handing out /56's
> instead. (or *allowing* /56's if requested -- it's better to let the customer
> ask for what they need/want; assuming they just default to asking for the
> largest block they're allowed and using only 3 networks.)
I find it amusing that people want to argue both that:
- A /56 is horribly wrong and the world will end if we don't fix it NOW.
- Providers could give out more by simply changing a setting on the DHCP server.
I would love to know what number of home users need 256 subnets. The good news
is that folks doing DHCP-PD will be able to report on how many people request
all 256 networks available, and are thus "out". In fact they can make a
histogram from 1 to 256 networks per household, and show us how many request
each number of subnets.
I challenge Comcast, AT&T, and others to do just that, and publish it on a
regular basis, if only to make people stop talking about this "issue".
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