History of 127/8 as localhost/loopback addresses (2021)

Re:History of 127/8 as localhost/loopback addresses (2021) by 1ncorrect on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @09:34AM (#31504308)

My point is more general. If you ever arrive at a notion which involves an attempt to reclaim v4 address space, it’s a specious conclusion and you need to refactor your premise.

A better use of your time and attention will be identifying what, within your scope of influence, can be done to further the reach of global v6 routing.

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Re:History of 127/8 as localhost/loopback addresses (2021) by yardstick on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @10:15AM (#31504826)

For a lot of people involved in the making of networking equipment, there is no scope of influence over increasing the global reach of IPv6. Maybe the documentation and sales folk.

I agree it’s more important that IPv6 rolls out faster and is more widely adopted today.

But as to your original claim “ Any effort that may be applied to reclaiming v4 address space will always be better directed to expanding global v6 connectivity.” is a false dichotomy.

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