On Sun, 2011-02-27 at 00:38 -0600, Larry Vaden wrote: > On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Always Learning <centos at g7.u22.net> wrote: > > > > Today I received an allocation of IP6 addresses for some servers. I can > > 'play' with the last 2 of the 8 IP6 address segments. > > I guess Will Rogers was correct after all :) > > You can label yourself as "special" since others get assignments of > IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. > > <https://www.arin.net/policy/archive/ipv6_policy.html#25> says, in part: > > 2.5. Allocate > > To allocate means to distribute address space to IRs for the purpose > of subsequent distribution by them. > > 2.6. Assign > > To assign means to delegate address space to an ISP or end-user, for > specific use within the Internet infrastructure they operate. > Assignments must only be made for specific purposes documented by > specific organizations and are not to be sub-assigned to other > parties. I was actually wrong. I can 'play' with not 2 but 4 groups of the IP6 allocation. Golly, what can I do with 64 x 64 x 64 x 64 address combinations? Hire then out? Have a different IP6 address for every hour of the year? Put the IP4 address in the last 4 groups? (2001::10.2.2.191) That vast surplus of IP6 addresses is just for one server - I have several. -- With best regards, Paul. England, EU.