I only did it cos I had to. Cgnat etc. It is also far better for routing and improves throughput by reducing congestion. See apalrd video on ipv6 that explains it well.
Ipv6 is about 36% of the internet so us dull men really should start getting with the program. Also each endpoint that supports ipv6 make a disproportionate effect on increasing that number.
I turned it on about 10 years ago and without realising accidentally routed my internal home network. My IDS went nuts, I realised mistake, I rolled the change back, and haven’t gotten around to it since.
I think for me, the reliance on DNS makes my anxious… As is, my home net is overly complex (32+ discreet screened VLANS with vlsm, multiple discreet segregated WiFi networks, etc, etc… (don’t ask why, “it’s complicated”)) and being able to navigate it when DNS breaks is easy… Remembering ipv6 internal addresses is something I’ll likely never be able to do…
I used to be a comms / security engineer so I could justify spending time during the day fixing stuff in my “lab” when it broke. These days, not so much…
So for me it is more “fear of the unknown” and “having time to work through the kinks…”
But with DMC here now pushing me on, perhaps it is time to migrate a pilot network segment and get over myself…
I only did it cos I had to. Cgnat etc. It is also far better for routing and improves throughput by reducing congestion. See apalrd video on ipv6 that explains it well.
Ipv6 is about 36% of the internet so us dull men really should start getting with the program. Also each endpoint that supports ipv6 make a disproportionate effect on increasing that number.
I turned it on about 10 years ago and without realising accidentally routed my internal home network. My IDS went nuts, I realised mistake, I rolled the change back, and haven’t gotten around to it since.
I think for me, the reliance on DNS makes my anxious… As is, my home net is overly complex (32+ discreet screened VLANS with vlsm, multiple discreet segregated WiFi networks, etc, etc… (don’t ask why, “it’s complicated”)) and being able to navigate it when DNS breaks is easy… Remembering ipv6 internal addresses is something I’ll likely never be able to do…
I used to be a comms / security engineer so I could justify spending time during the day fixing stuff in my “lab” when it broke. These days, not so much…
So for me it is more “fear of the unknown” and “having time to work through the kinks…”
But with DMC here now pushing me on, perhaps it is time to migrate a pilot network segment and get over myself…