Re:How and why I run my own DNS servers
by bpicolo on Friday January 26, 2018 @02:05PM
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My ISP rotates through ipv6 addresses now (and frequently, at least several times a day). Makes that tough
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That feels like assholish thing to do. The great thing about IPv6 was that there's enough of them that everyone and everything could get one. If it changes it defeats that purpose.
Browsing using a static IPv6 (or IPv4) that is unique to you is terrible for your privacy.
Randomly reusing the same limited set of IPv6 addresses would help privacy a little.
I'm sure for a mere $25 more a month they'll provide a static address.
Re:How and why I run my own DNS servers
by toomuchtodo on Friday January 26, 2018 @03:53PM
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That isn't much help for running your own DNS server though, since it's is a bit of a chicken and egg problem then. It's also hard to run a mail server on a residential connection because most of them block SMTP.
Fortunately there is another alternative, which is to get your public address from somewhere other than your local ISP. Some VPN providers offer a static IP or you can set up your own VPN to a VM on any cloud host and forward incoming traffic back over the tunnel.