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How would that even work? The IPv4 address fields are 32-bits. If you extend them, you have a new protocol, just like IPv6. There could've been some parallel ef
by icedchai 5y ago
How would that even work? The IPv4 address fields are 32-bits. If you extend them, you have a new protocol, just like IPv6. There could've been some parallel efforts (like opening up the 240/4 former class-E space for assignment), but that would just be a short term patch.
IPv6 has been available for over 20 years. This is way longer than IPv4 was available when the Internet went "mainstream" in the mid-90's. ISPs need to get their ass in gear.
- hn_throwaway_99 5y agoThis post is an "oldie but goodie", I think it's been around probably at least 20 years, and the section titled "The IPv6 mess, part one: incompatibility" explains what I'm talking about. https://cr.yp.to/djbdns/ipv6mess.html https://cr.yp.to/djbdns/ipv6mess.html
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- icedchai 5y agoI've seen it. Unfortunately, he doesn't provide a real solution. The fact that some newer ISPs (like Verizon FIOS) are still not offering IPv6 in some areas is embarrassing.