Tell HN: Hacker News Does Not Support IPv6

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37554641

by quaintdev • 3 years ago

10 6 3 years ago

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Just something I noticed after seeing people bashing GitHub and other sites for not supporting IPv6 at [1]. What could be the possible reasons for HN to not support IPv6.

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37549745

commandersaki• 3 years ago

What could be the possible reasons for HN to not support IPv6.

My take: IPv6 Internet is a second class network. IPv6 doesn't really hold any value unless you're somehow bridged to the actual IPv4 Internet. So why bother being on the IPv6 Internet when you're already fully accessible on the IPv4 Internet.

sysadm1n• 3 years ago

when you're already fully accessible on the IPv4 Internet

And behind several NATs which apparently is good because a single IPV4 address can belong to millions of people so you can 'blend in', as it were, if you enjoy privacy.

recrudesce• 3 years ago

Why bother with IPv6 support when IPv4 is more supported, and generally not in a state where we need to be using IPv6 as a default ?

dopheide• 3 years ago

For the same reason they made cars when horses were just fine.

There are already resources you can't get to with IPv4.

Also IPv6 is being mandated by the gov't (https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/M-21-0...). You might be able to ignore it and retire before it's the 'default', but deep knowledge of IPv6 is rising in demand.

LinuxBender• 3 years ago

What could be the possible reasons for HN to not support IPv6.

There are plenty of possibilities I could guess but only dang (Daniel) would know the official answer. If he gives you the official answer please share it here. hn@ycombinator.com

toast0• 3 years ago

Last time this came up, the primary answer was that the facility they're hosted in doesn't support IPv6.

There's lots of reasons why it's a good idea to host services on v6 and v4, but most of them aren't terribly important for a text only forum with limited audience when the facility doesn't support it.

That said, a quick look seems to indicate that v6 is an option at their facility now, so it might be more feasible now.

Tell HN: Hacker News Does Not Support IPv6

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