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If an application supports IPv6, it should support DNS. If it doesn’t support DNS, that feels like a bug. The only configuration item that should require manua

If an application supports IPv6, it should support DNS. If it doesn’t support DNS, that feels like a bug. The only configuration item that should require manual entry of an IPv6 address is a NIC. Even that has other mechanisms. Everything else should support DNS. Edit: doh, the second place is the dns zone file

Paperweight 7y ago
So you gotta log into your registrar and copy paste your IPv6 address and wait god knows how long for it to propagate...
- oarsinsync 7y ago
  Or you can host your own dns. Or you can get a decent dns host. It doesn’t need to be your domain registrar, much like you don’t need your website or email hosted with your domain registrar.
- icebraining 7y ago
  DNS doesn't actually "propagate", all you're waiting for is the caches to expire, and you can control that by keeping a low TTL on the record.
azinman2 7y ago
Again, to me the OP is talking explicitly about places where you have to enter it in. What are the other mechanisms? Let’s forget about situations where you can copy/paste or use DHCP. My answer would be to use my phone to take a photo of the address (if not easily accessible via web browser), and then use that to manually enter it. Probably not a situation where you can rely on memory, unfortunately.
- oarsinsync 7y ago
  Outside of the NIC and DNS, where else do you need to enter in an IP literal?
  - zenexer 7y ago
    Firewalls, for example. We have huge files containing risk levels for various IP addresses. Most of it is automated, but sometimes we have to tweak something manually. These aren't IP addresses that we control, so DNS isn't helpful. Often we're dealing with ranges as well, for which DNS is also unhelpful.
    - dredmorbius 7y ago
      Technically, you could claim you're authoritative, just hope the assignments don't leak ;-)
  - mping 7y ago
    Dns resolver Internal IPs
  - gbear605 7y ago
    Connecting to things on your local network

Paperweight 7y ago

So you gotta log into your registrar and copy paste your IPv6 address and wait god knows how long for it to propagate...

oarsinsync 7y ago
Or you can host your own dns. Or you can get a decent dns host. It doesn’t need to be your domain registrar, much like you don’t need your website or email hosted with your domain registrar.
icebraining 7y ago
DNS doesn't actually "propagate", all you're waiting for is the caches to expire, and you can control that by keeping a low TTL on the record.

azinman2 7y ago

Again, to me the OP is talking explicitly about places where you have to enter it in. What are the other mechanisms? Let’s forget about situations where you can copy/paste or use DHCP. My answer would be to use my phone to take a photo of the address (if not easily accessible via web browser), and then use that to manually enter it. Probably not a situation where you can rely on memory, unfortunately.

oarsinsync 7y ago
Outside of the NIC and DNS, where else do you need to enter in an IP literal?
- zenexer 7y ago
  Firewalls, for example. We have huge files containing risk levels for various IP addresses. Most of it is automated, but sometimes we have to tweak something manually. These aren't IP addresses that we control, so DNS isn't helpful. Often we're dealing with ranges as well, for which DNS is also unhelpful.
  - dredmorbius 7y ago
    Technically, you could claim you're authoritative, just hope the assignments don't leak ;-)
- mping 7y ago
  Dns resolver Internal IPs
- gbear605 7y ago
  Connecting to things on your local network