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   翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Dec-2022 19:34:32 JST 翠星石

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   @nixCraft >Why is IPv6 such a failure? Is it next to impossible to go with IPv6?
   It's not - it works beautifully even with a high latency 6in4 tunnel (courtesy of Hurricane Electric).
   You can really tell if a site is of poor quality if it doesn't have AAAA records.
   
   I tried out a pure IPv6 network with an IPv4 optimized setup (it seems that the browser kept getting A records before AAAA records, but after refreshing the page all decent sites worked) and it did work.
   
   
   >Is compatibility the issue because of legacy devices and apps?
   No, as pretty much every OS updated since 2006 has support for IPv6, but of course there are a bunch of devices running proprietary software that are IPv4-only (since IPv6 support was disabled).
   
   >What is going on?
   ISP's saving $10 now even though it'll cost them $1000 in the future.
   
   @peturdainn >it's probably easier/cheaper to put big chunks behind NAT
   It's really not easier - NAT is a nasty hack that causes massive brokenness, plus you really need to use DHCP which is a nasty hack as well.
   
   I really reckon CGNAT is more expensive than enabling IPv6.
   
   IPv6 has SLAAC, which is excellent, as there's usually no configuration required - you just connect the client and it works (DHCPv6 should be avoided like the plague).
   
   It's cheaper if you're looking to save $10 now, but cost yourself $1000 in the future.
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     petur 🔵😶 (peturdainn@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Dec-2022 19:34:33 JST petur 🔵😶

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     @nixCraft it's probably easier/cheaper to put big chunks behind NAT

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     nixCraft 🐧 (nixcraft@mastodon.social)'s status on Tuesday, 13-Dec-2022 19:34:35 JST nixCraft 🐧

     Why is IPv6 such a failure? Is it next to impossible to go with IPv6? I tried recently, and half of the stuff doesn't work. Beyond our tech bubble, most people don't care about it. Even many service/API providers avoid it. Is IPv6 hard to understand? Is compatibility the issue because of legacy devices and apps? What is going on?