Subj : IPv6
To   : Markus Reschke
From : Michiel van der Vlist
Date : Thu Dec 05 2013 01:05:15

Hello Markus,

On Wednesday December 04 2013 19:26, you wrote to me:

 MvdV>> For all intents and purpose it is a static adres.

 MR> Nice! I get a new IPv4 address every 24h. AFAIK that would change to 6
 MR> months if I switch to an All-IP service.

Most dsl operators here issue static IPs. The cable operators issue quasi static addresses like the one I have. "Real" static addresses are available on a business account.

I never understood why ISPs force customers to change IP addresses. Dynamic addresses made sense in the early days of dial up lines when customers were on-line for a short time only and so they needed less IPs than they had customers. But with the coming of SOHO routers that were on line 24/7, they need one address per customer anyway. So why not give them out on a (semi) static basis?

Anyway, I expect all this dynamic address hassle to die with IPv4. IPv6 addresses are static.

 MvdV>> Much the same like the tool I got from Eurodns, the DNS
 MvdV>> provider where vlist.eu is hosted. I installed it and removed
 MvdV>> it again because its five minute updates were just creating
 MvdV>> needless clutter on my screen.

 MR> All that update stuff can be done by php, python, perl or whatever you
 MR> prefer and run in the background without any GUI.

I prefer the present situation with a semi static address, so I do not have to bother. ;-)


Cheers, Michiel

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