Subj : Re: Bill not answering on
To   : Roger Nelson
From : Tony Langdon
Date : Wed Feb 17 2016 11:41:00

-=> Roger Nelson wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

 TL> I have a static /64 that I pay for here, so I can assign static IPv6
 TL> addresses on servers on the LAN.

 RN> I have a temporary IPv6 address, but my IP is a little sluggish in
 RN> implementing it.  Until I know more about their situation, I'll defer
 RN> to them.

I see.  I managed to get onto one of the first ISPs here that offered native
IPv6 addresses.  When I first enabled IPv6, it was a beta service, but now it's
been production for a few years.

 TL>RN> Many of my colleagues and friends tried to convince me that what I
 TL>RN> have isn't worth it, but to me it is, and after all, it is my money.
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 TL> Exactly. :)  Static is worth it.  In my case, it's only an extra
 TL> $10/month. :)

 RN> It was FREE at one time.  I think bellsouth did that back in the
 RN> Nineties when some smooth-talking woman called me and convinced me to
 RN> upgrade my DSL to a faster speed.  With that came the aforementioned
 RN> free static address and once hooked, I stayed hooked.  It turned out to
 RN> be a wise decision after the change at DYNDNS and so I no longer needed
 RN> the Updater program.  The cost is $15/month here.

I've found static to be more convenient in a lot of ways, that even dynamic DNS
can't help with.  Nothing worse than having a SSH session die because the modem
reconnected.  With a static IP, that's less likely to happen (it would require
a timeout, otherwise the session will keep going). :)
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