Subj : Devil's Advocate
To   : Kees van Eeten
From : Joe Delahaye
Date : Wed Nov 26 2014 11:49:33

  Re: Devil's Advocate
  By: Kees van Eeten to Joe Delahaye on Wed Nov 26 2014 15:44:14

 JD>> They gave me a /64 address, as well as a /56 address, not to mention
 JD>> a recusive DNS address, etc.  I'm even more confused <G>  The router
 JD>> gives me the /56 address  under LAN, and the /64 also under LAN but
 JD>> as a Link Local Address/  I also have a WAN address shown.  I assume
 JD>> that might be what you guys need?

 KV> I think some explanation is still missing. If I compare this with my own
 KV> IPv6 connection, it is about as follows.

 KV> It looks like spoiling a lot of address space, but that is a problem ffor
 KV> the future.

 KV> Your/my provider gives you a /56 address space. In that address space /64
 KV> size subnets are expected/defined.

 KV> Subnet 0 is used in the space between you and your provider, so
 KV> essentially
 KV> only two addresses are used.

 KV> Subnet 1 is assigned to the LAN side of your router. The router takes one
 KV> address, the remander is for the devices on the LAN.

 KV> Subnet 2 may be used as your guest net.

 KV> The remainder in the set between /56 and /64 is not used.

 KV> I have tried to define a Subnet 3 behind another router connected to the
 KV> LAN,
 KV> but I have not yet succeeded in telling the first router what the route to
 KV> that net is. Soho routers are apparently not meant to be used in a real
 KV> world setup. The can do the job, but the Gui does not support such a
 KV> configuration.


Most of this is greek to me, and I am thoroughly confused.  I am still talking
to my provider about what the problem might be.  I can log into the IPv6
server. but that is as far as it goes.  I have no IPv6 connections, and No /64
or any other, address shows in the WAN area of my TP Link AC 1750 Archer 7
router  I may have to update the software.  I hestitate to do so, because of
the warning that I have to re-enter my whole configuration manually for this
one  :(
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