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> Why don't you want every device to have a public IP? What would be the advantage in it?
by ErroneousBosh 7mo ago
> Why don't you want every device to have a public IP?
What would be the advantage in it?
- zekica 7mo agoTrivially easy do direct connections between devices (if desired), no issues when creating VPNs between networks using private ranges. What would be the disadvantage?
- ErroneousBosh 7mo agoWell, the disadvantage would be that it would be really difficult to do direct connections between devices. I don't want VPNs between private ranges. I don't want publically-routable IP addresses on anything.
- throw0101c 7mo ago>> Why don't you want every device to have a public IP? > What would be the advantage in it? Not having to deal with ICE/TURN/STUN. Being able to develop P2P applications without having to build out that infrastructure (anyone remember Skype's "supernodes"?).
- ErroneousBosh 7mo agoThis is not something I ever want any device on my network to do.
- throw0101c 7mo agoIt's about being able to run apps that can operate without have an HQ that needs to be phoned home to for operation, which is currently generally necessary with NAT.