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ELI5: ipv6 (feddit.org)

submitted 3 months 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] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

It's just a larger address space, nothing particularly special. Just more numbers

If you use IPv6, you don't need to have concepts like rfc1918 / "private ip spaces, so if every ip is unique, they can be used publicly you don't need NAT

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm guessing you don't need DHCP anymore either?
What's the difference between an ipv6 address and a MAC address then?

[–] ChairmanMeow 2 points 3 months ago

Different network layer. MAC addresses are layer 2 iirc, whereas IPv6 is layer 3.

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