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		ec109685 on Aug 27, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: IPv4 vs. IPv6 FAQ One issue we’ve seen is more bugs with IPv6 over the years. For example, this bug only affects IPv6 traffic: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/spectrum-routers-dro... Yes, Spectrum should fix their issue and if more of the Internet was IPv6 user facing, they’d have to more urgently, but what will happen instead is companies will just turn off IPv6 for maximum compatibility.

kazen44 on Aug 27, 2021 [–]

except ipv4 has a lot of bugs as well. (the reliance on ARP and non clean layer separation is the major pain point IMO).

ec109685 on Aug 28, 2021 | [–]

Right, but given how widely deployed IPv4 is the bugs are generally shallower. E.g: if there firewall bug existed with IPv4, I bet it would be fixed now.

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