Comment by db48x
4 days ago
Those all support IPv6 too. They’re the same computers, and they’ve all supported IPv6 for decades now. The IPv6 spec is a lot shorter than the spec for Bluetooth or TIFF.
4 days ago
Those all support IPv6 too. They’re the same computers, and they’ve all supported IPv6 for decades now. The IPv6 spec is a lot shorter than the spec for Bluetooth or TIFF.
Just because the physical and link layers support it, doesn't mean the application layer will.
You could say the same for Bluetooth chips.
I've seen stuff, man...
Apple requires that all iOS apps on the store function on an IPv6-only network (which is how several large mobile phone networks work), and everything works fine on the application layer.
Huh. I believe that, but didn’t know it (I write apps for Apple kit). I have done low-level networking stuff that would definitely have run into issues, but that was over ten years ago. These days, I rely on the upper layer of the stack.
I really should try an exercise like the one the author did. I’m not necessarily against IPv6, but I’m still a bit skeptical of it. We’ll likely be forced into it, as there’s no alternative, but that’s not exactly a ringing endorsement.
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