Allocations for "always-on" ISPs

> 2) how many addresses should RIPE allow a LIR to give to always home customers? /32, /30, /29 ? IF we want to couple a customer with a subnet, I agree with people that are thinking about a /29 at least, because a /30 leaves only one address for your PC. So you cannot use your camera to watch your washing machine doing its job ;-) An alternative would be not to couple a customer with a subnet and give each customer as many address as they need. This would work but would make security, multicast, and probably a few other thins harder to manage.

AFAI am concerned, a leased line is a leased line. Let them fill in a
RIPE-141 (or simpler but equivalent) form and assign them the addresses
they need/can motivate. Just as with any other customer. 

I am failing to see why we would use address assignments to split users
into class A and class B (people who are allowed to get what they need and
people who are not allowed). Who will then decide which applications
should justify which type of addresses? Is someone working from home with
a server for her company a valid use? Is a toaster a valid use?

Why do you anticipate muticast beeing harder to support with this?

Best regards,

- kurtis -

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