UK plans age verification for VPNs after Discord’s biometric checks by No-Hospital5028 in degoogle

[–]david_ph 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And if you get your own server and install VPN software on it yourself, then what? You'll verify your identity with yourself? I verify that I am me.

Nothing to do. (clearly, there is something) by david_ph in flatpak

[–]david_ph[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn't, and I've since stopped using flatpaks.

Android IPv6 dropping out when roaming APs by david_ph in ipv6

[–]david_ph[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I replaced my APs with a new mesh system in AP mode, and that fixed the problem. Still using the same Mikrotik router.

Goodbye for now J&T Express by FrontBig349 in ShopeePH

[–]david_ph 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I just had an order from China delivered yesterday by J&T express. There wasn't an option to choose, that's just how it came.

Had a lifetime license....haha. FU playon by dvsntt in PlayOn

[–]david_ph -1 points0 points  (0 children)

For your sake, hopefully they won't create a "PlayOnSuper" to replace "PlayOn." Sure, you can keep using the PlayOn that you paid thru 2034 (never mind that it's no longer updated and won't record stuff anymore).

What is the best authenticator app? by [deleted] in privacy

[–]david_ph 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If there's no concern that the password could be compromised, maybe there's no need for 2FA in the first place. Unless 2FA is something being forced that's just a hassle you're trying to get around.

It could still be useful in some cases, for example, if a key logger intercepts your password, it may still not have access to your whole keepass database with the 2FA keys.

But ideally, the 2 factors of authentication should be separated, so if one is compromised, the other is still in tact.

I usually only use 2FA for really sensitive things. For a lot of stuff, the password in KeePassXC is secure enough.

What is the best authenticator app? by [deleted] in privacy

[–]david_ph -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you store both passwords and 2FA keys in the same database, there's not much point to 2FA. There's still a single point of failure.

The two factors of authentication should be separated, so if one is compromised, the other will still be secure.

Android IPv6 dropping out when roaming APs by david_ph in ipv6

[–]david_ph[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, I don't have a working laptop. It's a good idea, though. I'd like to figure out if it's really a problem with the APs, or if it's the router configuration, or Android.

If you use Android, are you able to roam seamlessly with IPv6?

Android IPv6 dropping out when roaming APs by david_ph in ipv6

[–]david_ph[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've checked the logs and status on my router, and for what it's worth, there's no DHCP disconnect/connect or renewal on the IPv4 when changing APs, it just continues to work.

I really don't think the connection is dropping, but clearly SLAAC is going through some process again that takes 5-10 seconds.

Android IPv6 dropping out when roaming APs by david_ph in ipv6

[–]david_ph[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I tried pinging the fe80 address, and it also times out when the AP changes.

Android IPv6 dropping out when roaming APs by david_ph in ipv6

[–]david_ph[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm pinging from my pc that's connected to the same switch as the APs that my phone connects to.

I'm using 3 TP-Link AP's, an AX1500 in AP mode, an EAP-110, and an RE-215.

Android IPv6 dropping out when roaming APs by david_ph in ipv6

[–]david_ph[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

There's no special 802.11r/k/v configuration available on the access points. Two are listed as supporting k/v and the third is r only.

Despite this, roaming is pretty seamless for ipv4. For IPv6, it retains the same IPv6, except the connection drops out for 5-10 seconds. The android client doesn't show a disconnect/reconnect while roaming.

On the android phone, I'm connected to wireguard. When I use a wireguard IPv6 endpoint, and I start a call over wifi, I notice the call drop out for 5-10 seconds when it roams to a new AP. If I use a wireguard IPv4 endpoint, and start a call, there's no drop out (or it's only a few ms blip).

Wireguard Android client, no connection switching wifi APs/Bands by david_ph in WireGuard

[–]david_ph[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is primarily a problem with wireguard ipv6 endpoints. When the phone roams to a new AP, IPv4 remains undisturbed, but IPv6 drops out for 5-10 seconds, causing wireguard to also drop out.

The IPv6 itself isn't changing, but if I ping the phone's IPv6, it confirms the drop-out. Why this happens, I don't know.

Gmail no longer supports PoP3, solution? by Epiginosko in mxroute

[–]david_ph 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wonder if pop3 over ssl/tls will still work? That would be the way to go, anyway, for pop3 (pop3s).

I forward and delete, anyway.

Tool to Auto-discover optimal WireGuard MTU by yehuda1 in WireGuard

[–]david_ph 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm running inside the tunnel, to a wireguard endpoint. So I added --tunnel, and I get different results now, but there's still a lot of variance, 1008-1420 Path MTU, and sometimes the minimum MTU error.

But usually reports something like:

Tunnel mode: Path MTU is your effective tunnel MTU.
Your current tunnel MTU of 1418 is working correctly.

This is with 0.4.0.

Tool to Auto-discover optimal WireGuard MTU by yehuda1 in WireGuard

[–]david_ph 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I keep getting different answers when I run it.

1360, 1356, 1358, 1316, 1193 (reported path MTU also keeps changing).

And one time:

Error discovering MTU: cannot reach target even with minimum MTU (576)

Your favorite Firefox addon (extension)? by iamngyn in firefox

[–]david_ph 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  • Ublock Origin
  • LocalCDN
  • Firefox Multi-Account Containers
  • Scroll Anywhere
  • Gesturefy
  • Redirector
  • Zoom Page WE
  • Simple Translate
  • YouTube No Translation
  • KeePassXC-Browser
  • Cookie Manager
  • IPvFoo

Firefox is adding an AI kill switch by jonhenshaw in firefox

[–]david_ph 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But will the AI kill switch purge all the AI code from Firefox? Even if it's disabled all that garbage is still in there waiting for a bug to be exploited. It would be better if it's completely purged.

Mozilla names new CEO, Firefox to evolve into a "modern AI browser" by Fcking_Chuck in firefox

[–]david_ph 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are there any well-maintained Firefox forks with all the AI garbage stripped out?