IPB177 - Introducing the IPv6 Compatibility Checker

The Hexabuild team is providing a new community resource, an IPv6 compatibility checker, for those trying to figure out IPv6 network hardware and software compatibility. It’s currently in an alpha version. We talk about what inspired it, what it does, and possible future updates. We also want to get your feedback on whether this is useful and something we should continue to expand. It’s far from perfect, but it is a start.

IPB176 - How to Number Point-to-Point Links

Point to point link addressing. One would think it to be a simple formula…but alas, like everything else, there are strong opinions and lots of options. In this episode, we chat about point-to-point links. We cover what should and shouldn’t be done, and discuss why following RFC’s doesn’t always get you to the right place. We dig into questions including, but not limited to Don’t we just use link-local addresses for point-to-points?

IPB175 - IPv6 Basics - Link-Local Addresses

Returning with more IPv6 basics, we dive deep into that often overlooked and frequently ignored address family - link-local addresses. Link-local addresses are unicast addresses used for addressing on a single link. The intent of link-local addresses is to let devices that may not have a router or global unicast address allocation mechanism still be able to communicate on a network segment. On today’s show we dig into how link-local addresses work, what to do with them, potential issues with link-local addresses, and more.