Is IPv6 really worth it

https://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2024-10/ipv6-transition.html

I think that view is too negative. Getting more people to use IPv6 could be really simple with just these two steps:

  1. Make sure browsers let users know why they can’t access an IPv6-only site with their old internet.
  2. Get the EU or USA to require ISPs to support IPv6.

After that, things will move quickly.
(And even if we skip step two for now, it will happen eventually.)

@Jai
Alright everyone. NamedBird says the EU and USA need to do this, so that’s it, case closed.

Man, this is an old issue, just let it go. IPv6 never really caught on.

Time of death for IPv6 is November 21st, 2024.

@Ainsley
IPv6 is already in use. It’s a big part of Comcast and T-Mobile’s networks. Most network engineers are using it in 2024. It’s easier to work with than IPv4, needs less setup, and offers better privacy features.

IPv4 can’t handle the number of devices we will need in the future, plain and simple.

I don’t think most people need their devices to be publicly addressable. I don’t get why there is so much pressure for IPv6.

Sloan said:
I don’t think most people need their devices to be publicly addressable. I don’t get why there is so much pressure for IPv6.

They already do. Thinking otherwise is just wrong. NAT does not keep you safe from internet issues, a firewall does, and you can still use that with IPv6.

If you don’t want a device to be public, you still don’t have to make it so.

Sloan said:
I don’t think most people need their devices to be publicly addressable. I don’t get why there is so much pressure for IPv6.

But it’s more than IPv4, it’s an upgrade! And we should upgrade because that’s better!

@Ainsley
IP exhaustion is real. But IPv6 is more than just more IPs.

Here are a few benefits of IPv6:

  • stops IP scanning
  • allows auto-configuration without a central server
  • supports multiple addresses per device
  • offers private and temporary addresses
  • eliminates the need for subnetting

You all should learn more about IPv6 before spreading false info. It’s sad that tech people are so stuck in their ways that they won’t even learn about a 20-year-old tech that can replace an outdated system.

@Quinn
So is oxygen exhaustion, but we learned to conserve resources and rest for a bit.

Ainsley said:
@Quinn
So is oxygen exhaustion, but we learned to conserve resources and rest for a bit.

Oh my goodness…

I’ll be the first to say what were they thinking

Rin said:
I’ll be the first to say what were they thinking

Who are “they”?

Quinn said:

Rin said:
I’ll be the first to say what were they thinking

Who are “they”?

The lizard people living deep in the earth next to the dragon’s treasure.

Quinn said:

Rin said:
I’ll be the first to say what were they thinking

Who are “they”?

The IPv6 designers.

Ainsley said:

Quinn said:
Rin said:
I’ll be the first to say what were they thinking

Who are “they”?

The IPv6 designers.

They probably thought this works a lot better than IPv4.