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It's like no protocol has ever been extended or revised. Ever. Let's pretend there isn't an Options and Padding section in the IP header: "Options and Padding
by AtlasBarfed 4y ago
It's like no protocol has ever been extended or revised. Ever.
Let's pretend there isn't an Options and Padding section in the IP header:
"Options and Padding - A field that varies in length from 0 to a multiple of 32-bits. If the option values are not a multiple of 32-bits, 0s are added or padded to ensure this field contains a multiple of 32 bits."
Wow, like I CANNOT think of how that would be used to add more bits. More 32 bit sections? No use for that for ipv4+ or ++ or +++.
- 6510 4y agoLets call the ip4 the area code and serve the Rick Astley video if no further bits are provided.
- Dagger2 4y agoThere is in fact an options section in v4, and I think it's pretty obvious how it could be used: you could put extra address bits there. The problem is... how do you get those extra address bits to work? If you think through that question and produce a working answer, your working answer is going to be roughly the same as v6 -- and have the same issues v6 does. Almost as if the people that designed v6 weren't completely clueless.