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The addressing is exactly why IPv6 isn’t something most ISPs want you to have in your house. Right now blocking a bunch of home servers is easy - just don’t gi
by alex_young 6y ago
The addressing is exactly why IPv6 isn’t something most ISPs want you to have in your house.
Right now blocking a bunch of home servers is easy - just don’t give people addresses. With IPv6 you’ll need to thread that needle some other way or give people access to something that will actually test your advertised bandwidth commitments.
Edit: instead of downvoting how about having a conversation? That’s the great thing about this place, lots of diverse perspectives.
- manigandham 6y agoHome servers are already blocked by contract policy and firewalls. What difference does the IP make? You can filter on prefixes too so shutting off your entire IP block is easy.
- alex_young 6y agoSure, they have other tools, but I think most users will be less understanding. NAT seems like a reasonable technological limitation, and filtering for the sake of filtering won’t feel that way. Besides, why shouldn’t users be allowed to connect to machines on each other’s network without a central gatekeeper in the way?
- manigandham 6y agoWhy would users care? None of the blocking is due to technical issues, it's contractual. IPv6 wouldn't change anything except make it easier for both the ISP and for users who stay within the contract terms.