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0 pointsp1mrx3y ago0 comments

Maybe the addresses wouldn't look so scary if you formatted them correctly.

For example: d0ff:eefa:10::faff:92:0 (though there are currently no addresses in use that start with d.)

Vanity IPv4 addresses like 8.8.8.8 exist because most addresses have been allocated, so companies with money can go hunting for nice ones. There aren't many IPv6 addresses like 2600:: because internet registries don't allocate them on purpose, and I'm not sure if anyone's cared enough to bribe them.

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dheera3y ago

> d0ff:eefa:10::faff:92:0

OK I challenge you to rewrite the IP address you wrote without looking in 5 hours.

Then go try it again with something like 10.10.53.24.

See which is easier.

p1mrxOP3y ago

That's difficult to memorize, just like it would be difficult to memorize the mailing address for a random hut in Africa. The world is a big place, so unique addresses are necessarily long.

If I wanted a memorable local address like 10.10.53.24, I'd pick fd53::24 or something.

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