On 6/8/24 15:43, Val Kulkov via talk wrote:
TekSavvy recently started offering Internet over Bell's fibre in the GTA. The great news is that static IPs are available over fibre as they are now over DSL. Apparently, TekSavvy uses PPPoE for the fibre connections.
Also, I have been using a static /56 subnet from TekSavvy for years at no additional cost. They are saying that I can migrate my current static /56 subnet from DSL to fibre. I am extremely happy with that.
I'm on Rogers and while the IPv4 address is DHCP, it changes so seldom, it's virtually static. They also provide a host name, based on modem and router MAC addresses, that doesn't change unless you change the hardware. As for the IPv6 prefix not changing, that's normal. A "DUID" is used to identify the client and unless it changes, the same prefix should be obtained. I expect Teksavvy is managing their own IPv6, as Bell doesn't yet offer it to consumers, as far as I know. This means you should get the same prefix, no matter how you connect. I've had the same prefix on Rogers for over 5 years, even though I've replaced both my cable modem and firewall (pfSense) computer.