Reclaiming IPv4 Class E's 240.0.0.0/4

Re:Reclaiming IPv4 Class E's 240.0.0.0/4 by tsimionescu on Tuesday May 28, 2024 @05:20AM (#40498917)

But that's just it: it's not failing to adapt. It's avoiding doing too much extra work.

If IPv6 were a simple replacement for all things IPv4, and you simply had to learn IPv6 instead of IPv4, no one would complain.

But you need to learn IPv6 in addition to IPv4, in almost all areas of networking. The complexity adds up, it isn't replaced.

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Re:Reclaiming IPv4 Class E's 240.0.0.0/4 by JackSlateur on Tuesday May 28, 2024 @09:57AM (#40500815)

Well, yes, just like I learned k8s but still know iproute2 and I still use tcpdump and curl despite knowing how to debug http requests using the web console

And I still manage ipsec tunnels and NAT and I still have to know things about OSPF, even tho I learned BGP more than 10 years ago

In the real world, you cannot simply replace things in the blink of a eye. This is not possible unless you are working in your own, fully-managed environment, never talking to other people (which is a good but scarse position)

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