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A comment on Ask HN: Would it be easier to make Ipv4 A.B.C.D.E vs. implimenting Ipv6?.

Re:Ask HN: Would it be easier to make Ipv4 A.B.C.D.E vs. imp... by jsiepkes on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @02:53AM (#17957658)
I have some doubts A.B.C.D.E would be the best ipv4 (semi) backwards compatible solution but the IP space problem could have definitely been "fixed" easier if that's the only problem you want to fix.

Maybe a better question would be what is the most backwards compatible way to fix the IP space problem with ipv4?

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Re:Ask HN: Would it be easier to make Ipv4 A.B.C.D.E vs. imp... by mariuolo on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @06:45AM (#17958525)
> Maybe a better question would be what is the most backwards compatible way to fix the IP space problem with ipv4?

It's political rather than technical: de-allocate the various Class B (/16) ranges that were distributed like candies in the past and that aren't actually used or are used only to a minuscule extent.

Routing will still be problematic though.

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