Re: [gentoo-user] To all IPv6-slackers among the Gentoo community

2019-11-27 Thread Mick
On Wednesday, 27 November 2019 01:51:44 GMT Dale wrote: > Rich Freeman wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 8:10 PM Dale wrote: > >> I went to Newegg. Hey, I buy stuff there sometimes. Anyway, I've > >> looked at several routers and none of them mention IPv6 that I can > >> find. I even skimmed t

[gentoo-user] eix-sync gets stuck

2019-11-27 Thread Helmut Jarausch
Hi, recently, eix-sync gets stuck after * Verifying /usr/portage/.tmp-unverified-download-quarantine ...[ ok ] === Sync completed for gentoo Killing it with C and restarting it with eix-sync -a fixes this. Do I have to clean some files? Many thanks for a hint, Helmut

[gentoo-user] app-text/foliate ebuild?

2019-11-27 Thread Helmut Jarausch
Hi, I came across the "modern ebook reader" foliate (github.com/johnfactotum/foliate) Since I don't know about meson, I failed to write an ebuild for that. Has anybody know about an ebuild for foliate? Many thanks for some help, Helmut

Re: [gentoo-user] To all IPv6-slackers among the Gentoo community

2019-11-27 Thread Daniel Frey
On 2019-11-26 15:41, Ralph Seichter wrote: * Daniel Frey: Can't do anything, ipv6 is completely disabled (removed from kernel config.) A search for "linux kernel enable ipv6" just returned more than 1.7 million results. Even if I recompile my custom kernels it won't work. Current ISP wi

[gentoo-user] Re: To all IPv6-slackers among the Gentoo community

2019-11-27 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2019-11-27, Dale wrote: > Grant Edwards wrote: >> The TP-Link Archer C7 runs openwrt flawlessly: >> >> >> https://www.bestbuy.com/site/tp-link-archer-ac1750-dual-band-wi-fi-5-router-black/5889900.p?skuId=5889900 >> >> A couple months ago when I was shopping, there was also a newer A7 >> ver

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: To all IPv6-slackers among the Gentoo community

2019-11-27 Thread Dale
Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2019-11-27, Dale wrote: >> Grant Edwards wrote: >>> The TP-Link Archer C7 runs openwrt flawlessly: >>> >>> >>> https://www.bestbuy.com/site/tp-link-archer-ac1750-dual-band-wi-fi-5-router-black/5889900.p?skuId=5889900 >>> >>> A couple months ago when I was shopping, the

Re: [gentoo-user] To all IPv6-slackers among the Gentoo community

2019-11-27 Thread Dale
Mick wrote: > On Wednesday, 27 November 2019 01:51:44 GMT Dale wrote: >> Rich Freeman wrote: >>> On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 8:10 PM Dale wrote: I went to Newegg. Hey, I buy stuff there sometimes. Anyway, I've looked at several routers and none of them mention IPv6 that I can find. I

Re: [gentoo-user] To all IPv6-slackers among the Gentoo community

2019-11-27 Thread Ralph Seichter
* Daniel Frey: > I have exactly one choice for an ISP and I need a static IP. The ISP > disables ipv6 for some reason when you have a static IP. Like I said, the availability of "decent" ISPs varies by location, and there are of course locations where one is basically screwed when it comes to IPv

Re: [gentoo-user] eix-sync gets stuck

2019-11-27 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 27 Nov 2019 11:38:37 +0100, Helmut Jarausch wrote: > recently, eix-sync gets stuck after > > * Verifying /usr/portage/.tmp-unverified-download-quarantine > ...[ ok ] > === Sync completed for gentoo I was getting errors frm emerge --sync referring to this directory. The soluti

Re: [gentoo-user] To all IPv6-slackers among the Gentoo community

2019-11-27 Thread Rich Freeman
On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 12:36 PM Dale wrote: > > I've found that asking here is best. If it wasn't for my post here, I > would have stuck with Linksys because it is what I've used in the past. > Thing is, a post here lead me to a better product, even tho it wasn't a > Linksys product. It's one r

Re: [gentoo-user] To all IPv6-slackers among the Gentoo community

2019-11-27 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Wed, 27 Nov 2019 14:30:54 -0500, Rich Freeman wrote: > Generally I don't host anything on a router > that isn't directly related to its mission, so that could include > updating a dynamic DNS address, serving DHCP, or maybe serving DNS. I don't even do that. I have dnsmasq, as used by DD-WRT a

[gentoo-user] Re: To all IPv6-slackers among the Gentoo community

2019-11-27 Thread Ian Zimmerman
On 2019-11-25 15:53, Ralph Seichter wrote: > https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2019-November/001712.html > > This does not come as a surprise, of course, but I consider it a good > point in time to pause and ask oneself what each individual can do to > move further towards IPv6. T

Re: [gentoo-user] To all IPv6-slackers among the Gentoo community

2019-11-27 Thread Dale
Rich Freeman wrote: > On Wed, Nov 27, 2019 at 12:36 PM Dale wrote: >> I've found that asking here is best. If it wasn't for my post here, I >> would have stuck with Linksys because it is what I've used in the past. >> Thing is, a post here lead me to a better product, even tho it wasn't a >> Link

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: To all IPv6-slackers among the Gentoo community

2019-11-27 Thread Ralph Seichter
* Ian Zimmerman: > So, how to configure IPv6 on an end user gentoo box (not a router)? This depends on how clever your existing router is. If it provides Router Advertisement, like the FRITZ!Box 7xxx line does, IPv6 clients should be configured automatically. As an alternative, you can run net-mi

Re: [gentoo-user] To all IPv6-slackers among the Gentoo community

2019-11-27 Thread Alessandro Barbieri
I can switch provider (currently with Vodafone) but in Italy only Fastweb has IPv6 (AFAIK) and it's not native but 6RD Il Lun 25 Nov 2019, 15:54 Ralph Seichter ha scritto: > https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2019-November/001712.html > > This does not come as a surprise, of cours

[gentoo-user] Re: To all IPv6-slackers among the Gentoo community

2019-11-27 Thread Ian Zimmerman
On 2019-11-28 03:07, Ralph Seichter wrote: > Personally, I don't think static IPv6 addresses are very useful, > because machines in a local IPv6 network can easily locate each other > using link-local addressing, without the need to configure this in any > way. In the example above, the link-local

Re: [gentoo-user] To all IPv6-slackers among the Gentoo community

2019-11-27 Thread Ralph Seichter
* Ian Zimmerman: > But what about connecting to the outside world? For that, the > link-local address doesn't work. It does work, actually. fe80::1 is a perfectly valid way to specify the default gateway. Remember that NICs have several IPv6 addresses with different scopes. > No configuration ne

[gentoo-user] Re: To all IPv6-slackers among the Gentoo community

2019-11-27 Thread Ian Zimmerman
On 2019-11-28 04:11, Ralph Seichter wrote: > > But what about connecting to the outside world? For that, the > > link-local address doesn't work. > > It does work, actually. fe80::1 is a perfectly valid way to specify the > default gateway. Remember that NICs have several IPv6 addresses with > di

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: To all IPv6-slackers among the Gentoo community

2019-11-27 Thread Dale
Grant Edwards wrote: > On 2019-11-27, Dale wrote: >> Grant Edwards wrote: >>> The TP-Link Archer C7 runs openwrt flawlessly: >>> >>> >>> https://www.bestbuy.com/site/tp-link-archer-ac1750-dual-band-wi-fi-5-router-black/5889900.p?skuId=5889900 >>> >>> A couple months ago when I was shopping, the