Re: Stealthy Overlay Network Re: 202401100645.AYC Re: IPv4 address block

[Owen DeLong via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>]

> 2)    Philosophically, IPv6 and IPv4 are kind of like two religions, each with its own believers. As long as the 
> devotees of each focus on their respective passion, the world will be peaceful. As soon as one camp imposes its 
> preference onto the other, friction starts. Unchecked, it can go even worse. ... But, I digressed. 

Think of IPv4 like 8-track tapes and IPv6 like a modern streaming service. Yes, you need more recent hardware than 1975 
to play IPv6, but it still delivers the same basic services as IPv4, just better and with a bigger address space.

IPv6 (or something) has to replace IPv4. Continuing to pretend that we can cobble IPv4 into a sustainable solution for 
a global internet going forward is just prolonging the pain. 

EZIP is just another failed attempt at pretending math can be overcome. 

Owen