> The original comment also doesn't state they are issues just that they are differences.
My point is that, in most cases, these aren’t differences, since IPv4 does the same thing as IPv6. Therefore, the claim that IPv6 “has some quirks that make it harder to digest [than IPv4]” is incorrect.
> Interfaces do not have link local addresses if they have a DHCP or statically configured address
I could be wrong, but I seem to recall that Windows machines always have a IPv4LL address?
> in V6 it is extremely common to use a link local address as the gateway
What? I have never seen this.
Re:Why is IPv6 so complicated?
by apple4ever on Tuesday April 28, 2026 @03:06PM
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> What? I have never seen this.
What? Never? Is extremely common. I just checked both my Mac and Windows desktops and they both show a link local gateway.
It makes me question whether you've used IPv6 all that much.
• link local addresses
.Auto configuration addresses are in V4 but they are used entirely differently. Interfaces do not have link local addresses if they have a DHCP or statically configured address, in V6 it is extremely common to use a link local address as the gateway, in V4 this basically never happens.