[ale] IPv4 devices on IPv6 network

[Geoffrey Myers]

On 06/30/2012 12:44 PM, Michael Campbell wrote:
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 1:10 AM, Alex Carver <agcarver+ale at acarver.net
> <mailto:agcarver+ale at acarver.net>> wrote:
>
>     Hi everyone,
>
>     Got a "plan ahead" question for you.  I've got a handful of
>     firmware-based devices that are IPv4-only never to be made IPv6 capable
>     (PLCs, some print servers, data loggers, etc.)
>
>
> This may not affect you, and just an FYI, but...you mention AT&T later,
> so be aware that at least with U-Verse, they have said that LANs (on
> uVerse) can no longer use the 10.0.0.0/8 <http://10.0.0.0/8> addresses.
>   There is rumor that this is due to AT&T moving to a corporate wide NAT
> where their whole network is going to be behind a NAT, and that your
> AT&T modem/router is going to be given a 10.*.*.* address in that space.
>    This is supposed to happen 6-Jul.
>
> The other rumor is that you can have an externally visible IP4 IP for an
> additional $15/mo.


It's not a rumor, you can get 3 visible ips for $15/month.

> I don't know how this works with existing static IP
> users, and personally I've subscribed to a third party VPN provider
> through which I can forward ports back to my machine so I can have an
> externally visible machine, since I do run services that I need to get
> to from outside AT&T's network.
>
> So, now we wait.  I'm not a network guy, so I assume there's a way to
> segregate your LAN from theirs even if they do this, but people here
> smarter than I can debate the feasibility and wisdom of doing so =)
>
>
>
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