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I grew up with IPv4 (1.2.3.4) and I was expecting IPv6 to just be 1.2.3.4.5.6 with backward compatibility so that 1.2.3.4 would just be 0.0.1.2.3.4 and the 1.2.3.4 dude wouldn't need to change their address.

And the IPv8 would be 0.0.0.0.1.2.3.4 whenever we need it, but probably not for a long time

When I saw all the double-colons and slashes and monstrosities like f00f:00f:::ea//dead::beef/3 I just kept using IPv4.

I can't even remember Google's IPv6 DNS ffs. 8.8.8.8 was easy to remember. Now it's got some hex bullshit in it and a double colon thrown in somewhere.

parent dheera 2 years ago

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