Dear Dmitry,
29 Jun 21 00:08, you wrote to me:
VS>> What if I had two IPv6-capable ISPs for my home, and a /64 or a
VS>> /56 from each of them? Is it possible to setup a backup link this
VS>> way?
DP> Sure.
I'm not so sure already.
VS>> I know that my home router can advertise multiple global IPv6
VS>> prefixes into the LAN, but how will LAN hosts failover to the
VS>> backup gateway if the primary ISP fails? They will have IPv6
VS>> addresses from both blocks, which should they choose for their
VS>> outgoing src address?
DP> NPTv6 is the answer (RFC 6296).
It's not a good answer. One of the key priorities of IPv6 as touted by its proponents is the end-to-end connectivity, freedom from NAT.
DP> Not sure if your router can handle it.
Do not want :-)
Victor Sudakov, VAS4-RIPE, VAS47-RIPN
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