Is moving to IPv6 worth it? - eviltoast

The question above for the most part, been reading up on it. Also want to it for learning purposes.

  • Nilz@sopuli.xyz
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    1 year ago

    But still, if I understand correctly, with NAT you can just use one firewall for your router and with IPv6 you’d need a firewall for each of your devices. This seems like a lot more to manage, right? But maybe I still don’t understand the concept of IPv6.

    Edit: Apparently I don’t understand the concept of IPv6.

    • gedhrel@lemmy.ml
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      1 year ago

      That’s not correct, but it shouldn’t preclude you from applying defence in depth.

    • dan@upvote.au
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      1 year ago

      Firewall and NAT are separate concepts. You can still have a firewall on your router when using IPv6. I don’t know how many consumer-grade routers handle it well though.