Important: Article outdated with eBlockerOS 3 #
eBlockerOS 3 comes with full IPv6 support. Therefore it’s no longer necessary to disable IPv6.
The information in this article is outdated. Nevertheless, we keep the article online for users of eBlockerOS 2.
The information in this article is outdated. Nevertheless, we keep the article online for users of eBlockerOS 2.
The IPv6 standard was approved in 1998 and was designed to replace the IPv4 standard.
There are only a limited number of IP addresses available worldwide. One of the reasons for the new IPv6 standard was now a far higher number of IP addresses available. You could also say that you could now assign an IPv6 address to almost every grain of sand on a beach.
Another motivation for the IPv6 standard is an end-to-end relationship. Manufacturers are required to change the IPv6 addresses of devices once a day after the IPv6 privacy extensions (link).