Enabling IPv6 support for IPv4-only apps on Linux

Re:Enabling IPv6 support for IPv4-only apps on Linux by loondri on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @05:43AM (#37762893)

I think retrofitting IPv4-only apps for IPv6 compatibility might be a short-term fix. It could be more forward-thinking to focus on developing new apps with inherent IPv6 support to prevent accruing technical debt and facing complications tied to maintaining outdated IPv4-only applications.

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Re:Enabling IPv6 support for IPv4-only apps on Linux by BlueTemplar on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @06:45AM (#37763286)

Please name and shame software/hardware that doesn't support IPv6 released after 2017 (when the IPv6 standard was finally finalized).

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Re:Enabling IPv6 support for IPv4-only apps on Linux by SSLy on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @07:53AM (#37763844)

Any android phone

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Re:Enabling IPv6 support for IPv4-only apps on Linux by crote on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @10:03AM (#37765347)

Android has had support for IPv6 since at least 2014, and there are plenty of mobile networks which are IPv6-only and work just fine with Android phones doing CLAT.

The only thing missing is DHCPv6, and that's a deliberate decision - albeit a somewhat controversial one.

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Re:Enabling IPv6 support for IPv4-only apps on Linux by janc_ on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @01:48PM (#37768940)

What do you mean? My Android phone does IPv6?

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Re:Enabling IPv6 support for IPv4-only apps on Linux by WorldMaker on Thursday October 05, 2023 @01:29AM (#37775187)

iOS app certification requires IPv6 support. Several mobile carriers only support IPv6 (with big carrier NAT64 gateways).

In general, consumer apps and consumer APIs are being developed with IPv6 support.

The new apps to name and shame for not natively supporting IPv6 in 2023 are mostly corporate and Big Enterprise.

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