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I remember when ipv6 seemed like an inevitable next step. The fact that it fizzled seems like the problem it was trying to solve just doesn't matter? We somehow
by xyzelement 6mo ago
I remember when ipv6 seemed like an inevitable next step. The fact that it fizzled seems like the problem it was trying to solve just doesn't matter? We somehow found enough ipv4 addresses to make the whole thing keep working just fine (from practical end user perspective) which seems like we never truly needed ipv6? Is that the wrong conclusion?
- globular-toast 6mo agoIt matters, that's the why the workarounds like NAT exist. People have been trained to accept less. High-latency calls are the norm now. Network infrastructure like Cloudflare going down and preventing people from communicating is accepted despite being the very thing the internet was designed to prevent. Saying it doesn't matter is like saying traffic congestion doesn't matter because you got to work today. Think bigger. Think longer term. It's depressing that people 30 years ago were thinking on a longer timescale than people today.
- IcePic 6mo agoI don't really know which "we" you refer to that did find enough v4 ips. Once you could get a /24 by just applying for it, now you have to purchase second-hand ranges from some previous spammer network taken down so the ip reputation of those is total crap, and if you don't intend to run a "whole" network, you more or less have to lease one v4 ip from an American company in order to host something yourself. That is like saying "uranium is globally available to purchase" except you can't find it in stores anywhere and you go to jail if you seriously start asking around for where to buy it.