Re: IPv6 Marches On

From	Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.misc
Subject	Re: IPv6 Marches On
Date	2026-04-23 00:04 +0100
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On 17/04/2026 01:32, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
> Some interesting stats from
> <https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/ipv6-usage-reaches-historic-50-percent-across-google-services-matching-ipv4-increased-usage-eases-pressure-on-the-ipv4-address-market-as-new-protocol-designed-in-1998-finally-hits-its-stride>:
> 
>    • 50% of users of Google’s services connect over IPv6
>    • 43% of the world uses IPv6, with some parts approaching 50%
>    • Cloudflare reports 40% of its traffic is done via IPv6
> 
> Choice quote:
> 
>      Some people still think that the additional 20 bytes or so of an
>      IPv6 packet header translates to significant bandwidth losses,
<snip>

I disable IPv6 on everything as habit.

Apparently that cuts me off from accessing newly provisioned younger 
parts of the internet, most that are either scam territories or AI farms.

No loss.

-- 
Adrian C

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