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We don't talk about IPv5 (lemmy.world)
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[–] blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uk 25 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Ipv6 is broken for those that want control over their home networks thanks to Google and terribly written RFCs.

All that was needed was an extra byte or two of address space, but no, some high and mighty evangelicals in their ivory towers built something that few people understand 30 years later. Their die hard fans are sure that this will be the year of ipv6. The Year of Linux on the Desktop will come 10 years before the year of ipv6.

[–] modus@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Broken how? What parts are not commonly understood?

[–] InnerScientist@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Ipv6 is broken for those that want control over their home networks

I don't see how? Works great for my home network.

[–] blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uk 1 points 2 hours ago

I want per device firewall and DNS rules for myself, the wife and the kids. With opnsense or pfsense I don't believe this is possible with SLAAC, which is what android only supports.

Shove all devices on a flat network with no special firewall rules and you are probably golden. But trying to control your own network, last few times I've tried, is impossible.

[–] FEIN@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

What did Google do? Just curious as I'm not into home networking

[–] electricyarn@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

And 10 years before fusion power?

[–] into_highest_invite@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

is a /56 not enough address space for your home network

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My home network is millions of ants with tiny little backpacks

[–] into_highest_invite@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

you'll never believe this

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The backpacks themselves? I'm glad you asked. So, they each function on an actor model, where each potential state for each actor has its own address...

[–] into_highest_invite@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

are there quintillions of states

[–] silasmariner@programming.dev 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

No, actually tbh the address space is the least of my worries. At this point I'm gonna be honest, the ants just don't wanna play ball

[–] into_highest_invite@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 15 hours ago

have you tried giving them tiny ant-sized balls