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> Why have globally-routable IPv6 addresses if you're not going to use them? Because globally routable addresses are not static. Your prefix may change.
by anthropodie 2y ago
> Why have globally-routable IPv6 addresses if you're not going to use them?
Because globally routable addresses are not static. Your prefix may change.
- philsnow 2y agoI guess I mean, the gist only motivates the use of globally-routable addresses for externally accessible services. If a particular service/device isn't going to be accessed externally, there's no need to give it one.
- cqqxo4zV46cp 2y agoA big part of why I see people talking past each other on this is, IMO, because the solution that seems ‘cleaner’ depends on one’s mental model of networks / IPv6. These can and do differ. One person’s “I need justification to have non-globally-routed addresses” is another person’s “I need justification to have anything else”.
- hot_gril 2y agoThere's a belief among some ipv6 proponents that the Internet should primarily be p2p services, meaning everything is globally accessible. This would imply it's not ok for NAT or default-deny firewalls to be common practice.