Sujet : Re: Anybody Using IPv6?
De : rob (at) *nospam* sput.nl (Rob van der Putten)
Groupes : comp.os.linux.advocacyDate : 18. May 2025, 09:14:08
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Hi there
On 15/05/2025 20:42, Farley Flud wrote:
GNU/Linux has total IPv6 capabilities but this is also fully
configurable.
Since I operate a standalone workstation that is only connected
to the Internet via Comcast, my system and software configuration
only includes IPv4. (My local network certainly does not require
it.)
IOW, I don't need IPv6 and therefore I exclude it.
Does anybody use or need IPv6?
Due to IPv4 address shortages IPv4 addresses get recycled a lot. And with recycling comes the reputation of the previous user. Including blacklisting and outdated GEOIP Info.
Consequently I avoid using IPv4 as much as I can.
I suppose that since the vast majority of GNU/Linux users depend
on a distro and that since most distros automatically enable
IPv6 the answer is that most users have IPv6 enabled whether they
need it or not.
Regards,
Rob