Re: Fixed IP / IP ranges

["Shaf" <shaf@xxxxxxx>]

Yeh well said.... and if I may add why the hell the need for a /29 (7 ips @
home on an adsl connection).
You can't do any serious serving at home anyway. Come on folks there aint
that many ipv4 addresses around so this is just a waste.

Even if you have a single dhcp address at home there is always DDNS
(dynamic
DNS) to sort you out.

I myself have a cable modem at home (blueyonder 1024k down 256k up) dynamic
address which doesnt really fluctuate and I'm content with it even though
I've got some hosts at home but the builk of my /28 /29 networks are in
datacentres where they belong.

Roll on ipv6.
Shaf


----- Original Message -----
From: "mark_harrison_uk2" <mph@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 1:45 PM
Subject: [ukha_d] Fixed IP / IP ranges


> It's worth mentioning in all this "IP range frenzy", that
IANA, which
> has overall responsibility for IP address allocation, and RIPE, which
> manages such things for IANA in Europe, _can_ take back IP addresses.
>
> If you need a static IP address, please do ask your ISP for one.
>
> If you ask for, say, a block of 8, then it's fairly easy to put
> forward a case for this, and easy to demonstrate that you need them.
>
> If you ask for MORE than 8, then it's possible that you will, at some
> point, be asked to demonstrate the need. If you can't demonstrate a
> technical need, then they may be taken away, even if you have paid
> money for them.
>
> The RIPE form isn't complex, but it is long, and requires you to
> provide current, and estimated requirements for clients and servers.
> If you are asking for a disproportionate number of IP addresses, you
> may be asked to demonstrate why NAT is not an option.
>
> For a block of 8, you are unlikely to be asked to fill in a RIPE
> form, but may be asked by your ISP to show the need. In case it
> helps, here was my justification for a block of 8, which does
> demonstrate that I use DHCP and NAT where possible:
>
> - Router (IP required)
> - Web Server (SSL required)
> - Email Server (MX records required)
> - Database Server (SSL required for remote admin)
> - 3 * Workstations (DHCP with NAT)
> - 3 * laptops (DHCP)
> - 1 * Videoconferencing workstation (static IP required)
> - 6 Network MP3 players (DHCP - no internet access required)
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
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