Re: Frontier IPv6 Prefix Delegation - AS5650

[Chris Riling via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

Similar situation here... mine backhauls about 120 miles, but at least I
started getting some IPv6, so, progress, I guess. I just wish they would do
-something- with best practice... haha... as you said, still the best
option here.

Chris

On Thu, Aug 6, 2026 at 10:24 AM Tim Burke <tim () mid net> wrote:

> Good luck…
>
> I guess, despite being against best practices, a /64 is better than
> nothing… especially considering “most” home users really only need a /64.
> The BNG we are on (backhauled from 200 miles away in a completely different
> metro area, breaking geolocation, adding significant latency just to get to
> someone in the same town, etc.) doesn’t even have an IPv6 address period,
> let alone DHCPv6-PD. I’ve even tried filing an FCC complaint to get the
> eyes of someone clueful, and that eventually went to Null0.
>
> Maybe things will get better now with VZ at the helm. Still better than
> any other option I can get here.
>
> > On Aug 6, 2026, at 7:43 AM, Chris Riling via NANOG <
> nanog () lists nanog org> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Anyone here have a knowledgeable contact at Frontier? I’m on a
> residential
> > fiber connection and recently started getting a v6 delegation (yay!) but
> > they’re only handing out /64s. Obviously this doesn’t allow for proper
> > subnetting, and forces me to use NPTv6 / ULA if I want to do things
> > “properly”, and devices essentially ignoring their v6 interface. This
> also
> > seems to be in conflict with RFC 6177 and seems to somewhat defeat the
> > purpose of v6.
> >
> > Any way to get a /56 or more? Support is clueless.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Chris
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