IP6 addresses - how are these monitored?

[starengine]

The same as IP4?
All the same rules apply?

Which ISP's use IP6?

Just wondering.
Thanks.

[Play]

I dont think any in the UK use it, I may be wrong.

You can use this site to see if you're on IPv4 or 6.

https://test-ipv6.com/

[nate]

I totally disable ipv6... Adding ipv6 to the mix is just too much to keep track of.

[dallis]

I've seen the IPV6 change while the IPV4 stays the same. I track both now, and treat them both like I did the IPV4, huge pain!

[starengine]

guys, why is ip6 so hard?
is it because u find it hard to distinguish between 2?

[nate]

Im not an expert on IPv6 since I've done almost no testing on it but here's what I can tell you.

There are a lot more IPv6 addresses than IPv4... This is a good thing. The problem is that not all websites are set up to be connected to through IPv6... Bad thing.

Another issue is that not all VPN protocols are set up to pass IPv6 through the VPN tunnel. (OpenVPN can if set up correctly so it's possible that IPBurger tunnels both IPv4 and IPv6... Aspking would have to answer that or someone using a IPBurger VPN would have to check on https://test-ipv6.com/).

Another issue is that I have no idea if IPv4 and IPv6 addresses line up. For example with cellular tethering for stealth: You might get one IPv6 address with one IPv4... Then get the same IPv6 with another IPv4 possibly causing a link between the accounts.

I build my own VPN's using SoftEther and SoftEther doesn't support IPv6. If I didnt disable IPv6 my ISP's (Brighthouse) IPv6 address and ISP's DNS for IPv6 wouldn't pass through the VPN tunnel and would give away the fact that I'm using a VPN and give away who my ISP is through the IPv6 and IPv6 DNS, plus it would link accounts by using the same IPv6 address between accounts.

Now in theory you could do the opposite and disable IPv4. IPv6 gives more IP's than IPv4 which would be good for stealth. But there would be a lot of websites you couldn't connect to.

This is only a guess but I think you could stealth EB & PP using only IPv6. It'd have the benefit of more IP's...

For instance the Virtual Private Servers I rent to run my VPN software on come with 1 IPv4 and something like 6 or more IPv6 addresses. I've researched and it is possible to pick which IPv6 to attach to the public internet so in theory I could get 6 or more VPN's out of 1 VPS using OpenVPN and IPv6. But it would be more work than its worth and would take too long to switch IP's every time.

If you were to disable IPv4 on a Linux Machine (though IPtables using "iptables -F" through the command line in a terminal) or through network settings on a Windows Machine by disabling IPv4 you could tether over cellular and probably get more IP's using IPv6.

[starengine]

@nate, thanks for the awesome reply. i'm learning new things from what i read in your reply.

>> build own VPN using SoftEther
Can you say a bit more?
Can you rent a Linux VPS and use the software to make your own VPN?
I read up on the software and it's not clear that you can do this.
From what I understand, you need to host your own hardware?

I've been thinking of getting lots of Linux VPS and running software from them.
Doing what you suggest could be something I could do before I get my full solution working.

Let me know. Would love to know. Thanks.

[nate]

renting a VPS running Linux is essentially having a personal Linux PC hosted in a data center...

Yes, you can install VPN software on a VPS to make your own VPN. For stealth I wouldnt use well known VPS's like Digital Ocean or anything tho....

If you know about VPS you have to connect though SSH and set everything up through the command line.

You would need the VPS to have a dedicated IPv4, the ability to enable tap/tun, and at least 512mb of ram.

i personally prefer to run CentOS 6 or 7 on my servers.

[Play]

Originally Posted by nate

I totally disable ipv6... Adding ipv6 to the mix is just too much to keep track of.

I agree. I should have added in my initial post, if you're on an IPv6 address, the odds are you have an IPv4 in the background as not all websites support v6 yet.

This just makes keeping track even more harder.

If you do have IPv6 (check using link above), then i'd disable it like nate mentioned.