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Comcast Begins Native IPv6 Deployment To End Users

Posted by Unknown on from the 18-quintillion-addresses dept.

First time accepted submitter Daaelarius writes "Comcast has begun deployment of Native IPv6 access to end users. The deployment is starting out small with a single market, but is expected to expand rapidly. They have provided ... more in depth technical details." Finally; native dual-stack IPv6 for home customers. Perhaps we can avoid a post-exhaustion future of NAT-upon-NAT and use restrictions.

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  1. Re:Yeah right by vlm · · Score: 5, Insightful

    not being directly connectable (ie., behind NAT)

    WRONG.

    on ipv4 NAT is generally implemented as a stateful firewall that also rewrites addresses.

    There is absolutely nothing preventing a firewall on ipv6 that is stateful, that leaves addresses alone.

    The security gain comes from the stateful firewall, not the rewriting addresses.

    --
    "Science flies us to the moon. Religion flies us into buildings." - Victor Stenger
  2. Re:Yeah right by GPLHost-Thomas · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That's reverse thinking. If you need a firewall, setup a firewall, don't setup NAT instead.