Building a Mostly IPv6 Only Home Network

One brave tinkerer just turned their house into an IPv6‑only zone—think “new internet addresses for everything”—and used translator tools (like NAT64/DNS64, which let new‑style devices talk to old‑style IPv4 sites) to keep the lights on. They even leased their own block of addresses and tunneled it home for a fixed setup. Geeky? Yes. Impressive? Also yes.

But the crowd? Pure drama. The loudest chorus says it’s simply too early. One pragmatist insists we’ll be stuck running both old and new systems for “at least the next decade.” Another commenter says they’ve switched IPv6 off everywhere because the benefits feel like a headache, not a upgrade. Privacy nerves flare too: having every gadget reachable on the open internet gives some folks the “heebie jeebies,” even with firewalls, because it feels like your whole home sits on a digital front porch.

Then come the jokes. One user imagines running “~340 undecillion devices”—aka enough IPs for every toaster, toothbrush, and houseplant—to become the smartest smart home on the block. Meanwhile, real‑world roadblocks crash the party: some ISPs still don’t offer IPv6, and tunneling around it sounds like more pain than gain. The verdict? The build shows an IPv6‑only life is possible with clever tooling, but the comments reveal a messy split between the future‑is‑now crowd and the we’ll‑get‑there‑when‑it‑works camp. Grab the popcorn—and your router manual.