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We do not allocate each physical host a /64; we (usually) allocate each network segment (broadcast domain) a /64. Of course, for p2p use cases that ends up with
by marcan_42 5y ago
We do not allocate each physical host a /64; we (usually) allocate each network segment (broadcast domain) a /64. Of course, for p2p use cases that ends up with a single-host network.
Most of that address space is used to allow for stateless autoconfig, though. It would be certainly possible to fit in port multiplexing, but you'd have to make a trade-off in increasing collision risk, depending on how you do it. Or go back to static addresses or DHCPv6.
- IgorPartola 5y agoHey my $5/month VPS gets a /64. That’s not even a physical host but a virtual one.