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Is it worth to go for the IPV6 instead of IPV4?

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I'm getting a new modem and I was wondering if I should get one that supports IPV6 or should I just play it safe and get a good reliable modem that only has IPV4

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IPv6  ;)

 

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considering ipv4 is dead your gonna want one with ipv6

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ipv6, no downsides

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ipv6, no downsides

there is a downside! I can't remember my home IP anymore :(

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there is a downside! I can't remember my home IP anymore :(

http://www.whatsmyip.org

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there is a downside! I can't remember my home IP anymore :(

dyndns+no-ip or a self setup (eg. home.site.com) dyndns.

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doesn't help for remote connections, lol

 

dyndns+no-ip or a self setup (eg. home.site.com) dyndns.

Only works if your router supports it and mine has a frankensteined linux-based OS/firmware-thingy that I can't be bothered to rework. Will just have to get a new router at some point in the near future

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Only works if your router supports it and mine has a frankensteined linux-based OS/firmware-thingy that I can't be bothered to rework. Will just have to get a new router at some point in the near future

False. There's desktop clients that autoupdate.

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False. There's desktop clients that autoupdate.

What if I want to access a specific computer in the network? Wouldn't I need a dyndns running on each of them instead of a single one on the router enabling me to forward specific ports to specific machines? That's basically what I'm doing right now, but I'm using xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:xxxxx instead of a dns. IPv6 switch is getting pretty close here from what I've heard from the ISP (although they will still be providing IPv4 support for some 5-7 years after the entire network is IPv6 enables due to old client equipment)

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What if I want to access a specific computer in the network? Wouldn't I need a dyndns running on each of them instead of a single one on the router enabling me to forward specific ports to specific machines? That's basically what I'm doing right now, but I'm using xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:xxxxx instead of a dns. IPv6 switch is getting pretty close here from what I've heard from the ISP (although they will still be providing IPv4 support for some 5-7 years after the entire network is IPv6 enables due to old client equipment)

All it does is update the IP address that a domain (or subdomain) points to. Only one machine on the network has to be running it. As for ports and all that, it's up to your network configuration.

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All it does is update the IP address that a domain (or subdomain) points to. Only one machine on the network has to be running it. As for ports and all that, it's up to your network configuration.

I wish my ISP didn't provide dynamic IPs so I could just redirect a subdomain from my site to my home IP. I'll just have to buy a new router once my gigabit connection hits anyway. might aswell invest into something good so my bits don't get lost D:

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I wish my ISP didn't provide dynamic IPs so I could just redirect a subdomain from my site to my home IP. I'll just have to buy a new router once my gigabit connection hits anyway. might aswell invest into something good so my bits don't get lost D:

Like I just said, dyndns will update the IP that the subdomain points to every time your IP changes.

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I'm getting a new modem and I was wondering if I should get one that supports IPV6 or should I just play it safe and get a good reliable modem that only has IPV4

 

You likely won't use the feature, however you should get the IPv6 model because in a few years it will become a standard for all ISPs. *future-proofing*
 

Like I just said, dyndns will update the IP that the subdomain points to every time your IP changes.

 

You're going off topic, actually you already went but what the hell.

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Ok, ipv6 it is then. Any good suggestions for a 4G modem that supports ipv6?

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Ok, ipv6 it is then. Any good suggestions for a 4G modem that supports ipv6?

 

Huawei E5776 has IPv6 support (dual stack). Other options would be Verzion 551L, Zte (Verzion) 890L.

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there is a downside! I can't remember my home IP anymore :(

 

Don't be a rookie and get a static block, then use DNS...

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Don't be a rookie and get a static block, then use DNS...

but.. but... I'm too lazy.

 

Also, managed to set up a sub-domain to point to my router (don't ask. I almost cried last night) so I'm done with that minor inconvenience for now.

Next up: buying a proper fiber switch so I can abuse my delicious bandwidth

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You could go for a dual-stack router. Use IPv4 for your intern network (home) and IPv6 for extern network, however you should go 100% for IPv6.

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