Genuine question:
What does ipv6 give you that ipv4 does not? I genuinely can't tell the difference as an Internet browser. Particularly on the phone.

[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I self host. Cgnat means my servers ipv4 is not globally accessible hence I'm using ipv6. ipv6 does also reduce network congestion and improve routing efficiency.

[–] Nath@aussie.zone 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

All the noise that happened recently with the 3G shutdown tells us just how many old phones there out there on the cell networks. Running old iOS/Android versions with a gazillion exploits. I think it's a good thing that telcos NAT their customers. The last thing we want is for the Internet to be able to easily connect to those devices.

ipv6 does also reduce network congestion and improve routing efficiency.

Unless you are moving gigabits of data, you won't notice the difference the smaller header payload of ipv6 offers. That's some serious ePenis bragging bullshit I see all the time among nerds who want to say they're on the latest and fastest technology without understanding that while they are correct (uploading/downloading a gigabyte over ipv6 will probably complete a few seconds faster over ipv6 instead of ipv4), they're also making a big deal about nothing.

Your issue is you want to be able to access your home network over mobile infrastructure, while you are paying for a basic phone plan. Optus does offer what you want, but to business customers. Telstra will also permit you to apply a static IP to some of their plans, I managed to do this for a client about 10 years ago. It was just an add-on that Telstra offered. They were on a business plan, but I don't remember whether a business plan was a requirement.

[–] The_Decryptor@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago

I think it’s a good thing that telcos NAT their customers. The last thing we want is for the Internet to be able to easily connect to those devices.

That's the job of a firewall, not a NAT.

That a NAT also blocks connections is incidental, it's blocking them because it just has no idea how to handle them.