On 10/19/2016 02:34 AM, Per Jessen wrote:
Lew Wolfgang wrote:
On 10/14/2016 11:24 AM, Per Jessen wrote:
If any of you v6 experts have suggestions I'd be glad to revisit. I'd
even consider purchasing a different router. Another possibility might be suggestions on how to break a /64 delegation into multiple subnets. _If_ your router is up to it, it's not a big deal. That's the problem with the Zyxel router, the documentation isn't as deep as I'd like Last I had to use Zyxel, there was a very extensive command line interface too. I think you had access via the console only.
Yes, I thought about that too a few days ago. (yes, even though I "gave up" on this I'm still thinking about it...) I just tried it and logged in via ssh. It says terminal type "xterm" not recognized, assuming VT100. (I always preferred Wyse 50 myself :-) Entering "?" shows a list of router-type commands, but not much help beyond that. I'll fiddle with it later, maybe I can find command line syntax documentation somewhere.
Yes Per, it was fun. But also frustrating. Unless my environment is somehow unique I think that full deployment of v6 will be difficult indeed. Swisscom is deploying IPv6 to all new customers. I think perhaps having two 2 LAN segments is a little unique. So Swisscom is deploying /64 prefixes? To my knowledge yes. I'll have to correct myself and add that it's not for _all_ new customers, maybe they're still in trial mode.
BTW, I'm not completely convinced that Cox is delegating only /64. I may not be requesting correctly.
Also, I just got off of the phone with Cox Business Services. They don't support v6 at all! He said maybe in a few months. Around here, you get the best support and most innovation from the smaller ISPs. When I first got IPv6 in 2009 or 2010, it was with a small ISP with only 8-10 people.
It's well known that the US sux compared to Europe WRT to ISP service and cost. We basically don't have competition for the home user. The "industry" says, "but of course you have choice". Right. We can choose between cable modem service from one company, and DSL service from the phone company. Oh, we could always run POTS modems if we wanted. What we need is for municipalities to provide/own the last mile physical plant infrastructure, then allow customers to select the ISP of their choice. All that being said, I'm lucky in that I've had good service from Cox over the years, albeit at a higher cost. I was able to get a basic Ethernet connection at home in 1996 through the @Home network. For me, that was a watershed moment in history! They ran fiber past all the houses, but this fed distribution points that delivered co-ax to clusters of about eight residences. So we were "close" to getting direct fiber. Sigh... Regards, Lew -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org