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81 lines
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title: IPv6 addresses for free
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pub_date: 2021-12-23
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author: ungleich
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twitter_handle: ungleich
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_hidden: no
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_discoverable: yes
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abstract:
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Do we are do we not need IPv6 addresses for free?
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## TL;DR
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Are you, your organisation or someone you know interested in public, static, addressable IPv6
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address space? But have you refrained from getting it because of cost issues?
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And/or would you be interested in affordable (free/almost free) IPv6 address space?
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If yes, then please reach out to us via:
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* E-Mail: ipv6@ungleich.ch
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* [Matrix: #ipv6:ungleich.ch](https://IPv6.chat)
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* [Twitter: @ungleich](https://twitter.com/ungleich)
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With this information:
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* Who are you?
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* What do you need or plan to use the IPv6 space for?
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* Are we allowed to share your information publicly?
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* What are your financial constraints?
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The last question is mainly to find out why you would not apply to
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become an LIR at one of the RIRs. However if you don't want to share,
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the last question can be skipped.
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Note:
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- This is not about routing or connectivity, but merely about
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assignment of address space.
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## The background: free = ULA
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At the moment the only "free" available IPv6 address space is
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ULA space. However there is no official ULA registry, even though we
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provide a [ULA registry at ungleich](https://ula.ungleich.ch/). We are
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not the only ones though, [DN42](https://dn42.dev/howto/Address-Space)
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also registers ULA space.
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ULA space is not only not officially managed, but also comes with the
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drawback that it will never be routed through the Internet.
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## Global Unique Addresses (GUA) are paid
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Global Unique Addresses, even if not routed or announced in the
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Internet, are something you can get from an RIR, if you are a
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registered LIR. Being an LIR costs 1400 Euro per year + a one time
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fee.
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One theory is that every organisation can afford this, but at ungleich
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we imagine this is stopping organisations from pursuing GUA.
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## This survey
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This is why we started this page, to find out which organisations
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are looking for IPv6 address space or are using ULA because of cost
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issues. Answering this survey helps to find out whether or not there
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should be afford to either
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* Establish an official ULA registry
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* To provide GUA address space for free
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So please spread the word - the more answers there are, the easier it
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will be to continue the discussion. We plan to publish all answers
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that are allowed to be shared publicly in a git repository.
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