IPv6 Geolocation per /64

Michael De Roover isc at nixmagic.com
Tue Feb 18 20:07:10 UTC 2025


On Tuesday, February 18, 2025 8:48:15 PM CET Michael De Roover wrote:
> I find it a shame that this record is no longer in use. GeoIP is anything
> but accurate, and GPS data is not reasonable to request from servers. Not
> like you can just hook up a GPS receiver to a VPS. Even from individual
> users, it remains contentious, for privacy reasons. LOC is certainly a
> niche record, but it could be useful for servers at least, and maybe
> individual Internet users in IPv6 (for which I'm not qualified to comment).

This one was sent too soon, sorry. I don't use IPv6 myself, but how are things 
for residential IPv6 users in terms of their ability to publish DNS records? 
Are they able to retain a static IP on their residential router over long 
periods of time?

To be clear, I want to absolve all prejudice here. I may or may not look the 
part, but I'm a lot like you in that I want the Internet to actually become a 
level playing field for everyone again.

So... From that Fritz!Box of mine that deals with all kinds of IPv4 crap that 
should've never existed in the first place, how would you describe the present 
day situation for IPv6? Can residential IPv6 users reliably publish DNS 
records, and maintain local infrastructure for it without having to go through 
a hosting provider? If so, I'd like to give it serious consideration myself.

-- 
Met vriendelijke groet,
Michael De Roover

Mail: isc at nixmagic.com
Web: michael.de.roover.eu.org




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