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IPv6 is a light years away from simply "moar bits in address".
by bvrmn 5y ago
IPv6 is a light years away from simply "moar bits in address".
- HWR_14 5y agoConsidering this thread is "what are the advantages of IP6", would you mind elaborating?
- bvrmn 5y agoParent talked about simple solution for address shortage. Like IPv6 is mere IPv4 with 128bit addresses.
- ac29 5y agoIts nice for every device to have a unique public IP, if that has value to you. It also means for a typical home user, you need to be a little more mindful about firewall rules instead of relying on NAT to make direct incoming access more difficult.
- HWR_14 5y ago> Its nice for every device to have a unique public IP, if that has value to you It has the opposite of value to me. I don't want most of my devices to have more of a public IP than they need to. In fact, it being technically possible for my lightbulbs to have public IPs sounds horrible.
- p1necone 5y agoI was just replying to HWR_14 asking why they should care about IPv6 - there's more to it than just moar bits obviously, but if you want the simplest reason to care then that's probably it.