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ELI5: ipv6 (feddit.org)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Seriously, my knowledge ends with:

It offers a shitload of IP addresses
They look really complicated
Something about every device in your local network being visible from everywhere?
Some claim it obsoletes NAT?

I get that it's probably too complicated a subject for an ELI5, so if there are good videos or resources explaining it in less than half an hour, feel free to share.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

It took me 15 seconds with chatgpt

Good for you. I prefer interacting with humans. Your ChatGPT text gives me the info I've read 10x before, but have trouble parsing into something I can grasp.
It doesn't touch the real world implications for day-to-day admin work, pitfalls, what not using NAT actually means, if dynamic IP addresses are still a thing, maybe share a funny anecdote...

It's completely sterile.

And I have no idea what type of algorithm decided why these are the recommended videos.