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sschuellertoday at 5:31 AM1 replyview on HN

I though the whole concept in IPv6 of remembering addresses is that you don't. That is IPv4 thinking...


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PhilipRomantoday at 5:36 AM

I see this point a lot but it never really made sense to me. What exactly does IPv6 bring to the table that makes it unnecessary to remember IP addresses? Especially for anything more advanced than just looking up a hostname.

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