tdTrX@lemmy.ml to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoWhy does my ISP sometimes give one IPv6 and another with a different subnet?message-squaremessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squaretdTrX@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoHow can I tell if IPv6 is CGNATed ?
minus-squarerichmondez@lemdro.idlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·15 hours agoIPv6 should never be behind NAT which is a hack to extend the address space of Ipv4.
minus-squarecmnybo@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·23 hours agoCGNAT is a nasty hack to work around the shortage of IPv4 addresses. It’s not used with IPv6.
minus-squarejust_another_person@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down21·1 day agoIt all is if you’re getting both. You’re sharing IPs with many different devices at the same time. That’s how it works. Read up on it.
How can I tell if IPv6 is CGNATed ?
IPv6 should never be behind NAT which is a hack to extend the address space of Ipv4.
CGNAT is a nasty hack to work around the shortage of IPv4 addresses. It’s not used with IPv6.
It all is if you’re getting both. You’re sharing IPs with many different devices at the same time. That’s how it works.
Read up on it.