I know that a lot of VPN users have it as a homepage to their browser, that is why I wanted to publish this warning.

You can replace it with:

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    dig -6 +short @resolver2.opendns.com myip.opendns.com AAAA

    Note: You have to ensure you are actually contacting the server with IPv6.

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      Ahh yeah, works with @resolver2.opendns.com so I guess my DNS resolver isn’t supporting IPv6 or something like that?

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        This is a service provided by some DNS hosts, with their own special subdomains, and is not universal. They may also require slightly different options.

        Other options include:

        • Google (query for txt record): @ns1.google.com o-o.myaddr.l.google.com

        • Akaimai (query for txt record): @ns1-1.akamaitech.net whoami.akamai.net

        • Cloudflare: @1.1.1.1 whoami.cloudflare

        • Cisco (there are four, as far as can tell): @resolver[1-4].opendns.com myip.opendns.com

        …and likely others.