IPv4 vs. IPv6 FAQ

Re:IPv4 vs. IPv6 FAQ by benttoothpaste on Friday August 27, 2021 @01:55PM (#28330972)

I tried to set up IPv6 a while ago, and it looked simple at first. After configuring the router - just flipping "enable ipv6" in gui - my machine got 10 IPv6 addresses (why this many? I don't know). Cool.

I then set up the firewall to expose one of these addresses and I could ssh to my machine from the outside world. A win!

Unfortunately the win was short lived. Eventually I lost the ability to ssh in. It turned out that the 10 IPv6 addresses were replaced by a different bunch of 10 addresses. So I would have to reconfigure the firewall again. I decided it was too much work for me and disabled IPv6. Maybe some other time.

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Re:IPv4 vs. IPv6 FAQ by jppittma on Friday August 27, 2021 @02:26PM (#28331320)

This is what dynamic dns is for. Your isp should have you covered there, and if not there are other free ones.

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Re:IPv4 vs. IPv6 FAQ by magicalhippo on Friday August 27, 2021 @06:22PM (#28333601)

How does dynamic DNS help change his firewall rules?

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Re:IPv4 vs. IPv6 FAQ by kaba0 on Friday August 27, 2021 @02:00PM (#28331031)

How is that the fault of IPv6 over eg. your internet provider?

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Re:IPv4 vs. IPv6 FAQ by benttoothpaste on Friday August 27, 2021 @02:10PM (#28331142)

I did not blame anyone, just shared why it is not great for me.

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Re:IPv4 vs. IPv6 FAQ by BruiseLee on Friday August 27, 2021 @02:22PM (#28331266)

Believe it or not this feature is intentional. It is for your privacy so you cannot be tracked by your IP address...

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