[AusNOG] My Predictions for the ISP Industry

[Mattia Rossi]

[Geoff]
 > no - it uses 2002:<public IPv4 address>::/48 as the router prefix and
 > performs a RA function for the interior network - don't forget that 
its IPv6
 > so there was a conscious effort to avoid address translation!
 >

That's what I was hoping is happening :-)

 >
 > not at all - they get addresses of the form<2002:<ipv4 external 
address>::<standard 64 bit interface ID>
 >

That's what I was expecting. I go a bit confused by Marks answer about 
having only link local addresses in use on the iPhone...

[Paul]
>
> Its a /64, and they do what every IP device does - if the network prefix part matches,
> then try to reach the destination address over the local network. If the prefix is
> different, go for the router
>

And that's where I wasn't too sure about.. I would have suspected that 
some OSes might handle the <2002:<ipv4 external address>::/64 prefix in 
a different way.. but I guess they're not.


> I'm off for a pint or three :-)
>
>

Same here :-)

Mat