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OK, but how do I turn it on? Why is it not turned on everywhere yet? How do I turn it on on my router, and how do I turn it on on my server? Can I just write "u
by facepalm 11y ago
OK, but how do I turn it on? Why is it not turned on everywhere yet? How do I turn it on on my router, and how do I turn it on on my server? Can I just write "useipv6=true" in some config file and I am good?
Do I want to turn it on - do I get some benefit, or would I just do it for the greater good? I've heard it's actually better for the spying agencies?
- q3k 11y agoOS-wise it's probably already turned on. If you take your Mac OSX or Linux PC into an IPv6 network, it will just work. There are however few such networks, because ISPs don't really givae a fuck (also they need to change their configurarion/equipment/CPEs). Some of the nicer profits of IPv6 for hacker is that you can host servers at home, and expose them to friends/clients. As for "spying", yes someone (a website you connect to) can figure out whether it's you or your roommate who are connecting. But they can figure that out by browser headers, anyway. This is also partially mitigated by RFC4941.
- btgeekboy 11y agoWhen you mentioned servers, you reminded me of something neglected from your initial writeup that's a bit important to understand: for many years, people have ran with NAT as a de-facto firewall for incoming connections to their devices. With IPv6, since the hosts are now on a routable public network, they need to have proper firewalling enabled. (It's as simple as accept related/established, deny invalid, accept icmp.)
- q3k 11y agoYes, of course.