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Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public
From: Masataka Ohta <mohta () necom830 hpcl titech ac jp>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2021 21:04:59 +0900
Mans Nilsson wrote:
The essence of an IP address is that it is unique. The larger the network area is that recognizes it as unique, the better it is.
With proper layering, network addresses including IP ones, certainly, uniquely identify *hosts*. However, with proper layering, *applications* only require uniqueness of IP+Port, which is enough for the worldwide IPv4 network. As a result, NAT won the battle against IPv6. IPv6 addresses are free but useless. Masataka Ohta
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- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public, (continued)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public John Curran (Nov 18)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public jim deleskie (Nov 18)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Justin Keller (Nov 18)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Jay R. Ashworth (Nov 18)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public William Herrin (Nov 18)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Fred Baker (Nov 18)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Joe Maimon (Nov 18)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public William Herrin (Nov 18)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Måns Nilsson (Nov 18)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public William Herrin (Nov 18)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Masataka Ohta (Nov 19)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Måns Nilsson (Nov 19)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Masataka Ohta (Nov 19)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Måns Nilsson (Nov 20)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Matthew Walster (Nov 20)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Måns Nilsson (Nov 20)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Matthew Walster (Nov 20)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Måns Nilsson (Nov 20)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Owen DeLong via NANOG (Nov 20)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Joe Maimon (Nov 20)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Måns Nilsson (Nov 21)
- Re: Redploying most of 127/8 as unicast public Jay R. Ashworth (Nov 18)