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I came to a similar conclusion. Something like 0000:0000:0010:0020:0030:0040 or (::0010:0020:0030:0040) probably wouldn't be the most elegant solution but it wo
by m348e912 4y ago
I came to a similar conclusion. Something like 0000:0000:0010:0020:0030:0040 or (::0010:0020:0030:0040) probably wouldn't be the most elegant solution but it would have been a nice bridge between ipv4 and ipv6. However, the IPv4 systems would have to understand and talk IPv6 to properly communicate.
- Dylan16807 4y agoThose addresses exist, and nobody uses them. Specifically ::10.20.30.40 is for a system that speaks both, and ::ffff:10.20.30.40 is for a system that only speaks IPv4. You don't even have to convert to hex.
- m348e912 4y agoInteresting. So if I pinged ::ffff:10.20.30.40 from an IPv6-only machine, what address would 10.20.30.40 see the ping coming from?
- dheera 4y agoHurricane Electric, I think. It's sketch AF. /s
- m348e912 4y ago>>This won't do anything from your IPv6 only machine, those are IPv4 addresses. Yup you are correct. (At least for me). I just tried it from my ipv6-only vhost. [www@localhost ~]$ ping6 ::ffff:8.8.8.8 connect: Network is unreachable
- tialaramex 4y agoThis won't do anything from your IPv6 only machine, those are IPv4 addresses.