IPv4 vs IPv6 Addresses
Discussions center on comparing IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, their memorability, alternative representations, abbreviations, and compatibility mechanisms like IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses.
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Who's out there remembering IPv4 addresses?
He's actually talking about IPv6 ;)
Think of it like ipv6, but harder :)
Wouldn't IPv6 work for that?
This is an IPv4 hack thing again, isn't it.
Where are the weirdo IPv4 forms used in practice?
IPv6? You shouldn't be trying to stick an IP Address in 4 bytes in 2014.
I will never use something like "2a00:1450:4004:801::200e" I have to thinkInstead with 162.241.217.123 I don't have to
It's especially useful for some IPv6 addresses.
True but it's much easier in IPv6 as it's the standard way of doing things