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> Most internet users at home could have their IPv4 address removed and only provided an IPv6 one. > Mobile internet is commonly served only by IPv6. These ar
by umanwizard 5y ago
> Most internet users at home could have their IPv4 address removed and only provided an IPv6 one.
> Mobile internet is commonly served only by IPv6.
These aren’t true. There are still some big consumer-facing sites that are IPv4 only — notably twitter.com and amazon.com. I can definitely still access both from my mobile device.
- niij 5y agoMy understanding is that there is some sort of translation taking place with 6to4, NAT64, ??? So while amazon.com may not have AAAA records/ipv6 it is still reachable by properly configured ipv6 clients with some sort of middleman to translate.
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- remuskaos 5y agoAs far as I know, these middlemen are deployed by the respective ISPs and are not a core function of ipv6. I've had the 6to4 (or AFTR, I'm still not sure which) fail on my ISP and could only reach ipv6 enabled hosts, sometimes for hours.
- niij 5y agoNot strictly required for the ISP to run it, I think Hurricane Electric did/does run something like those for free. But in general, yes, it's on the clients to handle.