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points by cowlevel 4 hours ago | 0 comments
Well then how's that different from just v6?
[–] mahboi 3 hours ago
V4 address blocks, DHCP, and NAT, not SLAAC. So if I have 1.2.3.4 in ipv4, my ipv5 address is also 1.2.3.4. Ipv5 isn't a separate network from v4, it shares all the v4 state, and I can enable without giving it much thought. And once there's enough adoption, I can start handing out addresses like 1.2.3.4.5 that are incompatible with v4-only hosts.
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