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Thread ID: 149682 2021-03-26 02:40:00 FTP access to non-static IPv6 address decibel (11645) Press F1
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1475831 2021-03-26 02:40:00 I back up my data to a FTP server in my daughter's house and this has been running successfully for several years. I overcame any changes to the IPv4 address by using a dynamic DNS name from afraid.org.

However, she has recently been given a CGNAT address (without any warning)
I know that 90+% of internet users would not even notice this (she didn't but I did.)

Simple fix I thought - access via IPv6 but although I can "see" her house, this address is not static either.

So I signed up for a name at dynv6.com

Problem is, how can I then FTP to that site?

I am using Filezilla and any full IPv6 address has to be enclosed in square brackets, but the dynv6 address is not "full", how do I format the address?

xxxxx.dynv6.net:ba27:ebff:fe43:2478
[xxxxx.dynv6.net:ba27:ebff:fe43:2478]
[xxxxx.dynv6.net:ba27]:ebff:fe43:2478

I just wish 2degrees had left all IPv6 addresses as static.
No-one has come up with any reason at all why they had to make them dynamic.
decibel (11645)
1475832 2021-03-26 03:02:00 No reason? It was because they were running out of addresses like most isps.

You can get a static ip, but will generally have to pay for it.
psycik (12851)
1475833 2021-03-26 05:10:00 No reason? It was because they were running out of addresses like most isps.

You can get a static ip, but will generally have to pay for it.

They were not running out of IPv6 addresses - in fact they will never run out of them.
decibel (11645)
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