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Dynamic DNS for example through cloudflare … is a middleman. Great effort has been taken to make obtaining a small block of IPv6 addresses difficult for the end user.

It’s true a few isps will provide you a static up but most will not.

https://www.arin.net/resources/guide/ipv6/first_request/

In most implementations the end user sees no benefit from IPv6 or simply an isp using carrier grade NAT. When IPv6 first rolled out it was promoted as a way for everyone to easily obtain addresses .. reality is not so much. End user functionality crippled Or gatekeeped

Hypothetically should be to host a simple file share of let’s say photos on a desktop and share using SMB or another protocol via IPv6. No need for cloud provider / iCloud Photos, Google or whatever. Just a direct connection with a desktop that stays on 24/7. This is not the case and effort has been made to make IPv6 really more of a useful protocol to mobile isps managing large numbers of new devices.

IMO #lame



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