Debian Ppa Ipv6 Address Ends in Deb:deb
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Currently, at least:
> nslookup ftp.de.debian.org Server: 192.168.1.1 Address: 192.168.1.1#53
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: ftp.de.debian.org
Address: 141.76.2.4
Name: ftp.de.debian.org
Address: 2a13:dd80:deb::deb
Debian's FTP server's IPv6 address ends with 'deb:deb', an Easter egg for developers.
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dlcarrier
4 months ago
I never thought about that, as a benefit of IPv6 hex addresses. If I ever end up static routing on an IPv6 network, I'll probably use addressed including numbers like DEAD and BEEF
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