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Yearly reminder that github still does not have an IPv6 address (2023)

3 years ago by Sibbo to c/programming

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zouden 28 points 3 years ago

I've still never used ipv6. It just never offered anything I needed.

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IceMan 9 points 3 years ago

Same. I’m hearing it’s a must-have for like 15 years now. It still obviously isn’t a real must-have.

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redcalcium 18 points 3 years ago

This is because ISPs keep piling on workaround after workaround in order to scale their use of IPv4, which is working but not without some disadvantages. Also, like other commenters mentioned, the western world have an unfair advantage in IPv4 addresses allocation and thus people living there don't really see any meaningful shortage of IPv4. People in other countries don't have this luxury and have to rely on IPv6 and shitty CGNAT in order to stay online.

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ImpossibleRubiksCube -1 points 3 years ago

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ono 15 points 3 years ago

Depends on where you are. It's a must-have in parts of the world that don't have enough IPv4 addresses.

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zouden 10 points 3 years ago

I remember hearing that it meant every device could have a unique IP. But we still have NAT...

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orangeboats 2 points 3 years ago

You don't have NATs in the IPv6 world...

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