alt Hacker NewsSo... just a less ambitious IPv6 that would still require dual-stack networking setups? The current adoption woes would've happened regardless, unless someone comes up with a genius idea that doesn't require any configuration/code changes.
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hackthemack • 01/02/2026
Sort of. I think people would understand
201.20.188.24.6
And most of what they know about how it works clicks in their mind. It just has an extra octet.
I also think hardware would have been upgraded faster.
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redox99 • 01/02/2026
The main thing is keeping current addresses, not having both an ipv4 and ipv6 address.
Just like for an apartment you append something like 5B. And for a house you don't need that.
I disagree. The current adoption woes are exactly because IPv6 is so different from IPv4. Everyone who tries it out learns the hard way that most of what they know from IPv4 doesn't apply. A less ambitious IPv4 is exactly what we need in order to make any progress