[External] Re: IPv6 uptake

Mon Feb 19 16:07:53 UTC 2024

On Mon, Feb 19, 2024 at 9:17 AM William Herrin <bill at herrin.us> wrote:
> There's also the double-ISP loss scenario that causes Joe to lose all
> global-scope IP addresses. He can overcome that by deploying ULA
> addresses (a third set of IPv6 addresses) on the internal hosts, but
> convincing the internal network protocols to stay on the ULA addresses
> is wonky too.

In the real world today, most applications seem to use mDNS and
link-local addresses to keep this connectivity working. (I am guessing
Joe's Taco Shop uses something like Square, and just needs his
register to talk to his printer. This already works with mDNS and
link-locals today.)

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