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@chrysn@chaos.social
2025-08-27 12:55:42

Laptop suspends, cell phone turns off hotspot. Laptop resumes, I re-enable the hotspot. Same #IPv6 address on the laptop. TCP session continues. Nice. This is should be.
#HowIPv6HelpedMeThisWeek

@jtk@infosec.exchange
2025-08-04 14:36:34

#IPv6 bizarro world, courtesy of whmyip [dot] com. Just me or IPv6=IPv4 for everyone.

Screen capture from a web site that claims to tell you what your IP address is.  For the IPv4 address it shows an IPv6 address, partially redacted.  For the IPv6 address it says Unable to detect IPv6.
@losttourist@social.chatty.monster
2025-07-29 14:11:54

Question for those who know: is it meaningful to attempt to geolocate an #IPv6 address?

@colgrave@social.linux.pizza
2025-07-05 12:18:23

#ipv6 is weird...
Laptop <---> Router <---> ISP Router
All of the devices got addresses, non of them are reachable
Laptop <---> ISP Router
2 failed pings and everything works since then. Also plugged back my own router, no issues now
What the fuck

@jtk@infosec.exchange
2025-05-29 19:53:57

Has anyone tried to advance the idea of GLOP-like #IPv6 prefix assignments?
There are probably at least as many arguments against such a proposal than there would be to advance it, but is often useful to say we asked that question and came to a consensus in why or why not.
The reasons for might include using it for private address space or just to have globally autonomous assignments o…