Honestly, I think the assumption that everything needs a public IP did a lot of harm to IPV6 as well.
NAT is weird, yes, but it fills a real role and allows a network to be upgraded on the inside but not the outside.
Hmm... now I am wondering if a modified NAT could make IPV6 adoption easier...
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2026-08-12 15:22:41 UTC
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