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Technical News & Discussion => Networking & Routers => Topic started by: psp83 on Jun 07, 2012, 18:45:50

Title: IPv6 Number & Static
Post by: psp83 on Jun 07, 2012, 18:45:50
How many IPv6 addresses do we get with IDnet & how do you set a static one?
Title: Re: IPv6 Number & Static
Post by: Steve on Jun 07, 2012, 19:03:43
Thats the answer to the first question, Bill may know the second.

http://www.idnet.net/news/article.jsp?id=84
Title: Re: IPv6 Number & Static
Post by: psp83 on Jun 07, 2012, 19:31:18
So we get 48 we could use?

If that's correct, how do we know them / find them out?

I'm trying to understand more about IPv6 & how to set a static IP in my router.
Title: Re: IPv6 Number & Static
Post by: psp83 on Jun 07, 2012, 19:39:48
Another question as well. Maybe one for Bill.

Why does http://www.thinkbroadband.com/ipv6 tell me a different address than my router?
Title: Re: IPv6 Number & Static
Post by: Steve on Jun 07, 2012, 20:05:19
IPv6 is 'no NAT' so each device has a different external  IP address, TBB is seeing the address of the device your using to access it ie PC , phone etc. The router has it's own address obviously.
Title: Re: IPv6 Number & Static
Post by: Steve on Jun 07, 2012, 20:08:15
You make the dynamic IPv6 address static but I think a reboot etc may loose it. Not sure whether services like DynDNs work with IPv6
Title: Re: IPv6 Number & Static
Post by: pctech on Jun 07, 2012, 20:08:27
Removed as point has been made.

Title: Re: IPv6 Number & Static
Post by: Lance on Jun 07, 2012, 21:29:19
Quote from: psp83 on Jun 07, 2012, 19:31:18
So we get 48 we could use?


No, you get 18,446,744,073,709,551,616! The 48 represents the 48-bit block (and that is about as far as my knowledge goes!
Title: Re: IPv6 Number & Static
Post by: Glenn on Jun 07, 2012, 21:35:59
You get 65,536 times that amount, Lance.
QuoteThis gives you 65,536 subnets, each subnet consisting of 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 native IPv6 addresses
Title: Re: IPv6 Number & Static
Post by: Technical Ben on Jun 07, 2012, 21:40:56
 :o

As long as it does not break legacy apps that use the old IPv4... Oh, wait.  :'(
Title: Re: IPv6 Number & Static
Post by: psp83 on Jun 07, 2012, 22:03:28
Quote from: Glenn on Jun 07, 2012, 21:35:59
You get 65,536 times that amount, Lance.

So it'll be Ok to get a few more PC's then?  :laugh:  :eek4: