Today in our newest take on “older technology is better”: why NAT rules!

  • GTG3000
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    46 months ago

    Imagine actually having ipv6 available through your ISP.

    …and ever if my ISP actually provided one, getting a static one costs money so there’s no difference in the end.

    • @sep
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      36 months ago

      I guess I am lucky. 3 out of 3 isp’s available from in my region provide IPv6 with a dhcp-pd assigned stable address by default. (Norway)

      • GTG3000
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        26 months ago

        Yeah, here in Russia the ISPs and IT infrastructure guys seem to be treating IPv6 like it has cooties. I can’t find an article (and it’d be in russian anyway) but as far back as 2022, if you get IPv6 you can expect a variety of issues with it, ranging from “you need to reboot your router every once in a while” to “you technically have v6 but good luck actually browsing v6 internet”.

        And of course, why would they give you a stable IP when they can charge for it :T. At least it’s only a third the price of a stable IPv4.

        My current ISP technically provides v6 according to their site - but my connection doesn’t have it, and since there’s nothing about it in the years-old contract, I’d need to redo that if I want to complain.

        • @sep
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          26 months ago

          You have my sympathy. I do not know of a sure way to get isp’s to behave. Espesially not if they have regional monopoly

          • GTG3000
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            26 months ago

            There are usually plenty of choices for ISPs here, actually. But switching between them isn’t likely to give me IPv6 since either they share a magistral or the hardware is just plain old. That, and IPv6 is just not a thing anyone markets.

            …and with the current fuckery going on, I doubt many of them have budget for big upgrades. Or maybe even access to hardware to buy.