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IPv6 adoption statistics – Google (www.google.com)
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[–] 2 points 6 months ago (3 children)

SLAAC won't work with a smaller subnet. Static addressing is not an option since your /64 is going to be dynamically assigned. That leaves DHCPv6, which won't work with any android devices or chromebooks.

It would be best to just run IPv6 on one network if you can't at least get a /60.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    I'm a bit concerned about SLAAC's metadata leakage. Sending out many of my devices' MAC addresses to the world isn't exactly the best for privacy. My key devices like laptop and phone use MAC randomization, but I have a ton of other stuff that doesn't.

    That leaves DHCPv6, which won’t work with any android devices or chromebooks.

    Damn, that's a straight WONTFIX, too since 2014. Lots of religious argument in there, maybe I'm reading all that tonight.

    Thanks for answering my questions.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Modern operating systems don't use the MAC address for SLAAC. They generate a completely random address. You can choose a stable address or a temporary one that will change frequently for more privacy. You can also use both, IPv6 allows multiple addresses on one device.

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