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Not much more complicated than IPv4. There are more bits. The addresses are longer. It's not hard to grasp if you understand the prerequisites to understanding
by smolder 6mo ago
Not much more complicated than IPv4. There are more bits. The addresses are longer. It's not hard to grasp if you understand the prerequisites to understanding networking in general.
- orev 6mo agoThe idea that it’s just “more bits” it’s wrong, so I’m not sure your assessment is valid. Maybe at the packet level it’s just “more bits”, but at the network level a lot of processes changed. IP assignment, router discovery, etc. are different.
- smolder 6mo agoYes, processes changed. Because you don't need NAT, mainly. Overall it's simpler, with more bits in the addresses.