Amazon finds $1B jackpot in its 100 million+ IPv4 address stockpile
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Amazon Web Services (AWS) flipped the switch on its new IPv4 address pricing scheme on February 1 as it had announced months prior. The new policy means...

Amazon finds $1B jackpot in its 100 million+ IPv4 address stockpile | The tech giant has cited ballooning costs associated with IPv4 addresses::undefined

    • Shdwdrgn@mander.xyzEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Ugh… still? I knew the mail app had shitty support for it and had to create an IPv4-only dns entry for my mail server, I didn’t realize the whole system was broken. Ah well, despite being an android user myself I would still place it in the bucket of “not modern” because there’s really no excuse for something like this.

      • Archer@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        9 months ago

        Probably via SLAAC. Android doesn’t follow the specifications for getting an individual DHCPv6 address

        • Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          1·
          9 months ago

          Might be.
          Honestly I couldnt be bothered with IPv6 and learning all the intricacies. Plus having borderline OCD for symmetry and order on random things and objects makes me actively dislike the whole 50 adresses per device thing.

          But for real: Why even have an existing standard and not just use it at all.
          This is basically the Pingu meme saying “Well, now I am not doing it. >:(”