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For my devices that support it, I have implemented IPv6 . . .
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Excellent time to become a missing person.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Subsentient on Saturday July 06 2024, @10:09PM (7 children)
Do I want IPv6? Absolutely. Does IPv6 constantly cause connection timeouts and errors due to a configuration issue somewhere in the pipeline, possibly with my ISP? Also absolutely.
I force IPv4 because of that.
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." -Jiddu Krishnamurti
(Score: 1) by Runaway1956 on Sunday July 07 2024, @01:21AM (4 children)
Ditto. And, I'll note that my Android doesn't even offer me an option to enable IPv6. There must be a reason that neither Motorola nor Verizon have implemented it. IPv4 just works, no matter where I am, there's no point in fooling with it.
I said what I said. - Sophie Cunningham
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 07 2024, @04:54AM
Most of the major ISPs own big chunks of the IPv4 space and many smaller ones have been using CGN in a NAT44 configuration for what feels like forever. If you've already invested in that ecosystem with more than enough capacity, using techniques like NAT46, IVI, provider 464XLAT, etc. isn't that much more difficult. A lot of the enterprise-level network gear is already IPv6 internally and can handle it just fine. But it really comes back to the chicken-and-egg problem combined with the ability for each side to point their finger at the other when something breaks.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 08 2024, @02:38AM (1 child)
So I called a contact I have at Verizon to inquire about IPv6 for you since I was curious what they do. He told me that Verizon has a somewhat complex layout. Anything 4G LTE or above is IPv6 only for media services (SMS, MMS, VoLTE, etc.). The other APNs are dual stacked with IPv4 behind CGN on an IPv6 core. Below non-CDMA 3G is completely dual stacked and connects to their IPv6 core using embedded addresses. Their CDMA network is IPv4 only but uses their same core network after some magic. Since you sounded like you had a late enough phone, he wondered if maybe you kept swapping SIM cards to new phones instead of upgrading cards as necessary. That or a bug in how their carrier settings interact with Android on Motorola might come into play. He said he'd pass it along for them to look into since it might explain some of what they've seen in their network traffic.
(Score: 1) by Runaway1956 on Monday July 08 2024, @11:23AM
Interesting. Thanks, from me, and from Verizon, I think.
No, I got this SIM card new when I got the phone. I presume it's a new card, and not an old stock card, if that makes any difference at all. Ditto with my wife's phone, but she's not on Verizon.
I said what I said. - Sophie Cunningham
(Score: 5, Funny) by DannyB on Monday July 08 2024, @02:13PM (1 child)
Mine is disabled for physical reasons. The wider network addresses make it necessary to drill larger holes to run network cables.
Maybe off shore oil platforms could be re-porpoised for space rocket launches.
(Score: 2) by JustNiz on Friday July 19 2024, @05:33PM
it's also annoying that you have to keep the ethernet cables dead straight.