Re: Anybody Using IPv6?

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On Tue, 20 May 2025 19:52:26 +0200, "Carlos E. R."
<robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote in <m93tqqF8pgcU15@mid.individual.net>:

> On 2025-05-20 19:43, Marc Haber wrote:
>> "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>>> Consider that, for instance, this laptop has an IPv6 address:
>>>
>>> cer@Isengard:~> ifconfig
>>> eth0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
>>>          inet 192.168.1.16  netmask 255.255.0.0  broadcast 192.168.255.255
>>>          inet6 fc00::16  prefixlen 64  scopeid 0x0<global>
>>>          inet6 fe80::4ecc:6aff:fe61:50a1  prefixlen 64  scopeid 0x20<link>
>>>          ether 4c:cc:6a:61:50:a1  txqueuelen 1000  (Ethernet)
>>> ...
>> 
>> This laptop has an IPv6 link local address.
> 
> I know. That one is automatic.
> 
> And also a given global address that I personally wrote.

I'm wondering what the purpose of the global address is?

If you don't have global IPv6 reachability, why have a global
address (bogus or otherwise)?

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Anybody Using IPv6? Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks> - 2025-05-15 18:42 +0000
  Re: Anybody Using IPv6? vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-05-17 18:01 +0000
    Re: Anybody Using IPv6? % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-05-17 11:05 -0700
      Re: Anybody Using IPv6? % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-05-17 11:17 -0700
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        Re: Linux advocacy (was: Re: Anybody Using IPv6?) c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-05-17 23:45 -0400
          Re: Linux advocacy (was: Re: Anybody Using IPv6?) Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-18 10:02 +0200
            Re: Linux advocacy (was: Re: Anybody Using IPv6?) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-05-18 20:27 +0000
              Re: Linux advocacy (was: Re: Anybody Using IPv6?) Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-19 08:13 +0200
                Re: Linux advocacy (was: Re: Anybody Using IPv6?) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-05-19 07:24 +0000
            Re: Linux advocacy (was: Re: Anybody Using IPv6?) vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-05-19 19:26 +0000
              Re: Linux advocacy (was: Re: Anybody Using IPv6?) Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-20 10:00 +0200
                Re: Linux advocacy Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-05-20 09:36 +0100
                Re: Linux advocacy "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-20 11:46 +0200
                Re: Linux advocacy Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-20 12:20 +0200
                Re: Linux advocacy The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-05-20 10:38 +0100
                Re: Linux advocacy Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-20 12:21 +0200
                Re: Linux advocacy The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-05-20 11:33 +0100
                Re: Linux advocacy Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-20 17:48 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-20 13:04 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-20 17:49 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-05-20 17:02 +0100
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-20 18:34 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-20 19:43 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-20 19:52 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-20 23:14 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-21 03:46 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-21 08:05 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-05-21 09:13 +0100
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-21 10:42 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-21 13:16 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-21 14:00 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2025-05-21 14:30 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-21 14:45 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-21 16:53 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-21 18:30 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marco Moock <mm@dorfdsl.de> - 2025-05-21 17:16 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-21 18:31 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-21 16:52 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-05-21 16:47 +0100
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-21 21:14 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-21 19:16 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-05-22 09:10 +1000
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-22 09:27 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-22 18:16 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-22 20:51 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-05-21 17:35 +0100
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-21 21:18 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-05-21 21:10 +0100
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-21 19:22 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-21 21:21 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-05-21 03:16 +0000
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-21 08:07 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-05-21 12:45 +0000
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-21 17:19 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-21 10:39 +0200
          Re: Linux advocacy "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-18 11:07 +0200
            Re: Linux advocacy Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-19 08:14 +0200
              Re: Linux advocacy "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-19 12:27 +0200
                Re: Linux advocacy Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-19 14:54 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-19 15:37 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-19 16:36 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-19 17:31 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-05-19 17:58 +0100
        Re: Linux advocacy Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-05-18 09:46 +0100
          Re: Linux advocacy Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-05-18 09:49 +0100
    Re: Anybody Using IPv6? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-17 20:50 +0200
      Re: Anybody Using IPv6? % <pursent100@gmail.com> - 2025-05-17 11:52 -0700
    Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Popping Mad <rainbow@colition.gov> - 2025-05-18 03:26 -0400
      Re: Anybody Using IPv6? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-05-20 00:17 -0400
        Re: Anybody Using IPv6? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-05-20 10:35 +0100
          Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-20 12:14 +0200
            Re: Anybody Using IPv6? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-05-20 11:35 +0100
              Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-20 17:45 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-05-20 17:00 +0100
        Re: Anybody Using IPv6? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-20 11:55 +0200
      Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-20 09:59 +0200
        Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-05-20 09:21 +0100
        Re: Anybody Using IPv6? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-05-20 10:37 +0100
          Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-20 12:15 +0200
            Re: Anybody Using IPv6? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-05-20 11:33 +0100
              Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-20 17:47 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-05-20 17:01 +0100
          Re: Anybody Using IPv6? c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-05-20 23:42 -0400
            Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-21 08:03 +0200
              Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-05-21 08:21 -0700
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-21 21:13 +0200
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-05-21 23:09 +0100
                Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-22 09:25 +0200
            Re: Anybody Using IPv6? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-21 10:47 +0200
  Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-18 09:59 +0200
    Re: Anybody Using IPv6? "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-18 11:12 +0200
      Re: Anybody Using IPv6? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-05-18 20:18 +0000
        Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-19 08:11 +0200
          Re: Anybody Using IPv6? rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-05-19 07:11 +0000
            Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-19 09:33 +0200
      Re: Anybody Using IPv6? Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-05-19 08:09 +0200

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