Hello Michiel!

04 Jan 23 12:38, Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Gerrit Kuehn:

MvdV> We will have to learn to live with it. We can't do completely
MvdV> without IPv4 yet, but it is unavoidable that at some point in time
MvdV> those needing a public IPv4 adress will have to jump through some
MvdV> loops and/or make extra cost. There just isn't enough fo everyone.

v4 will stay in use behind routers, e.g., in private homes or companies, for very, very long. It is much easier to set up and maintain, all devices support it, and all maintenance staff knows how to work with it. Probably its usage will decline, but a complete phase-out (even at the 95% level) will take decades.

MvdV> Mapping just one port is EUR 5 / year. But they offer more than
MvdV> just that at additional cost.

Yes, but that won't do what I need here.

MvdV> more VPS host start charging extra for IPv4.

That's why I said I'll have to look further into this before I can actually decide which path to follow there.

Among other things, I'd also like to keep accessability of my home
network from my workplace (which is, up no now and for all
foreseeable future, an v4-only outfit).

MvdV> Time to start exerting some pressure on your boss to implement IPv6
MvdV> on his side. ;-)

No way. We're talking about a ClassB university network. There are plenty of ipv4 addresses available, and on the other hand way too few people to start a migration of this size without any really compelling reason.


Regards,
Gerrit

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