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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] 2 points 5 days ago

Last time I checked the cloud flare radar about a month ago, it seems like about 38% of cloud flare traffic was occurring over IPv6 and Google commonly shows about 50% of their traffic over IPv6. So it is definitely growing, which is a good thing.