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Roses are red, violets are blue, everyone is using IPv6, why aren't you? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago* by to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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Context:

People have been asking for IPv6 Support on GitHub since years (probably a decade by now)

... and someone even got so annoyed that they decided to setup a dedicated website for checking this: https://isgithubipv6.live/

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[–] 24 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Mine provides a connection, but doesn’t expose ports on v6. So I can access v6 services but can’t self-host any.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Huh? With IPv6 you get your own IP address, the ISP doesn't need to know shit about ports. Your address is not behind a NAT anymore, and ports don't need to be forwarded.

    Perhaps you mean the ISP set up a firewall that blocks incoming connections? In which case, maybe you can have that firewall disabled? ISP firewalls and "safe browsing" packages are always shit.

    To be honest though there might be some aspect to this I don't know.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    Honestly, I was there the first time round, when everyone raw dogged the internet on a single modem per PC. I remember Blaster, and talking people through removing it in 60 second bursts as their PCs shut down over and over.

    It was carnage. The average user doesn't need open ports on the internet, and they'll only get their elderly machines infected instantly if they did.

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