On 2019-08-10 08:48 AM, Per Jessen wrote:
gumb wrote:
2) The machine I administer remotely in another country is connected to an ISP that provides a dynamic IP, which has caused me headaches trying to find a method of automatically obtaining the new address each time it changes. If I change over to an ipv6 connection, will they still issue a dynamic address? Most likely, yes. It might never change, but it'll still be a dynamic address :-)
Automatically obtaining the external address shouldn't be difficult, but it depends on what you have running on that machine.
IPv6 uses something called "DUID" which is used to ensure you get the same prefix. That, combined with the consistent address (not privacy) means you can use DNS or even the hosts file, to provide the address for a connection. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DHCPv6#DHCP_Unique_Identifier -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org