Re:The IPv6 Numeric IP Format Is a Usability Problem
by makecheck on Friday February 19, 2016 @05:46PM
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Well, one reason not to is limited hardware.
In an embedded system where memory is at a premium and you may have serious constraints on how long things take (e.g. for timing purposes), the ability to hard-code an address or have it entered in some way saves you from having to support an entire DNS layer in that system.
In an embedded system where memory is at a premium and you may have serious constraints on how long things take (e.g. for timing purposes), the ability to hard-code an address or have it entered in some way saves you from having to support an entire DNS layer in that system.