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"IPv6 is the next generation of the Internet Protocol (IP), the successor to IPv4." This is a misconception. It is not the successor to IPv4, it is an alternat
by menotyou 6mo ago
"IPv6 is the next generation of the Internet Protocol (IP), the successor to IPv4."
This is a misconception. It is not the successor to IPv4, it is an alternative. Maybe the alternative is so good it will eventually make the older extinct, but it does not look like that
- Galanwe 6mo agoI agree with you. While I can see some benefits to v6 on the internet, I find v4 to be miles easier and cleaner to work with in a LAN setup. Unfortunately though v6 oversteps on LAN features and makes bridging v4 and v6 way uglier than it should.
- cassianoleal 6mo ago> v6 oversteps on LAN features and makes bridging v4 and v6 way uglier than it should How so?
- connicpu 6mo agoRegardless of whatever other things may be better or worse about ipv6, it's still a reality that as we continue connecting more and more devices to the internet eventually ipv4 addresses will become so scarce and valuable that a not-insignificant minority of residential customers will be behind such aggressive CGNAT that the internet will become nearly unusable unless a majority of the services they are using support ipv6.