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[James Knott <james.knott@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Per Jessen wrote:
> James Knott wrote:
>
>    
> > Per Jessen wrote:
> >      
> > > AFAIK, the current recommendation is for providers to dish out /48
> > > networks.  That's what I have in the datacentre.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >        
> > I thought that was for business customers, but home users would have
> > to make do with only a /64.  ;-)
> >
> >      
> RFC 3177:
>
> "In particular, we recommend:
>
> -  Home network subscribers, connecting through on-demand or
>     always-on connections should receive a /48.
> -  Small and large enterprises should receive a /48."
>
> You would think that a home user would have enough in a /64 or even much
> smaller, but ...
>
>
>
>    
With the way that's worded, I'd tend to think it was a typo.  Why 
differentiate between home users and enterprises, if you give them both 
a /48 subnet?  I have read other sources that say /64 for home users.  
Some of the arguments for it don't seem to make sense.

Also, RFC 3177 is an informational document, not a "best current 
practice" standard for implementation.  I wonder if it has been 
superseded, as it is from Sept. 2001?

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