IPv6
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The latest version of the Internet Protocol used for addressing and routing network traffic.
Why it's here
Placed in Assess: 2 article(s) of evidence from 1 source(s), led by open-source activity, with 1 in the last 30 days. Confidence 31%.
Evidence (2)
- 2Hacker News·9/6/2026researchNetBSD Research Projects Highlighted
The item lists multiple research and demonstration projects that have used NetBSD as a platform, including work on TCP for satellite networks, IPv6/IPsec, network access control, tunneling, spam protection, and a sendmail replacement. It is primarily a catalog of research activity rather than a report on a single new release or breakthrough.
- 4Hacker News·8/31/2026open_sourceTransfer files directly over an Ethernet patch cable
The post explains how two computers can transfer files by connecting them with a standard Ethernet cable and assigning manual IP addresses. It argues this can be faster and simpler than cloud storage, Wi‑Fi, or removable media for large local transfers, and notes that raw point-to-point Ethernet can also work without a full network setup.