Why Are You Thankful For IPv6?
It’s the season of giving thanks and we’re feeling into this attitude of gratitude. Here at ARIN, we’re thankful for IPv6 every day. But we wanted to know from you, why are you thankful for IPv6? We went to social media to ask, and here’s a look at what you had to say!
“I’m thankful for IPv6 because it gives us enough IP addresses to last (hopefully) forever!” - Patrick Klos
“I’m thankful for IPv6 because it helped me get my current job” - Patrick Laughton
“We may be able to finally say goodbye to NAT” - Rishi Latchmepersad
“Because the IPv4 address space will eventually deplete” - Etem Hyusnev (Great reason, Etem! In the ARIN region, IPv4 has already depleted!)
“It’s going to force us to think carefully about robust firewall rules and their implementations (w/o NAT).” – Rohan Kumar
Thankful for #IPv6 because it prepares us for #IoT and beyond. #VT https://t.co/mN1EMQHaTg
— Brian Jones (@brianjusa) November 14, 2018
Thankful that we no longer use broadcasting in the discovery of our neighbors. #IPv6
— Tim Martin (@bckcntryskr) November 15, 2018
Link local addresses! You just _always_ have a working IP address on your interface!
— alex (@LeSpocky) November 14, 2018
I’m thankful for #IPv6 because now I have a great t-shirt from @henet stating my IPv6 sageness 🙂
— @mildis@mamot.fr (@mildis) November 16, 2018
Now we can provide an IP to all your wearable devises & your brain implants
— Glen Beer (@glenbeer) November 16, 2018
@TeamARIN I am very thankful for a plentiful supply of globally-unique addresses that can be used for any imaginable application. #attitudeofgratitude #Get6 #2000::/3ForTheWin pic.twitter.com/Sea4BBh1b5
— Scott Hogg (@SCOTTHOGG) November 17, 2018
For not having to deal with overlay networks, NAT, proxy, port forwarding and the like in containers but having them directly accessible.
— Wim (@42wim) November 17, 2018
@TeamARIN I am thankful for IPv6’s simpler prefix lengths with only /32, /48, and /64 needed. So triggered by IPv4’s /27, /28, /29 insanity. #attitudeofgratitude #Get6 #2000::/3ForTheWin pic.twitter.com/svD45nrJhe
— Scott Hogg (@SCOTTHOGG) November 17, 2018
Firewall instead of TCP port forwarding. Endless public IP adresses at home and of course at work. Stable mobile access to both of them.
— Thomas Schäfer (@tschaeferm) November 16, 2018
Because [Firewall Rules] are smarter than [NAT Rules AND Firewall Rules]
— Martin Seitl (@MSeitl) November 20, 2018
1. The end of private address collisions.
2. The end of NAT complexity.#IPv6— Neil H. Watson (@neil_h_watson) November 20, 2018
We enjoyed reading your responses about why you’re grateful for IPv6! It’s not too late to let us know why you’re thankful, tweet us @TeamARIN anytime. And if you have any questions about where to begin in your IPv6 deployment, check out our Get6 page with lots of great information including case studies, resources and more.
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