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Yearly reminder that github still does not have an IPv6 address (2023) (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Try the following:

$ nslookup github.com
[...]
Non-authoritative answer:
Name:   github.com
Address: 140.82.121.3

See also the completely ignored post in their forums.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Same. I’m hearing it’s a must-have for like 15 years now. It still obviously isn’t a real must-have.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This is because ISPs keep piling on workaround after workaround in order to scale their use of IPv4, which is working but not without some disadvantages. Also, like other commenters mentioned, the western world have an unfair advantage in IPv4 addresses allocation and thus people living there don't really see any meaningful shortage of IPv4. People in other countries don't have this luxury and have to rely on IPv6 and shitty CGNAT in order to stay online.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Depends on where you are. It's a must-have in parts of the world that don't have enough IPv4 addresses.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I remember hearing that it meant every device could have a unique IP. But we still have NAT...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You don't have NATs in the IPv6 world...