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by api 1761 days ago
It’s less complex in many ways for machines but the long addresses make it unwieldy for human beings.
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e2le 1760 days ago
At least in local network environments, using mdns (avahi) to discover other hosts is preferable and possibly more user friendly for less knowledgeable users.
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aaaaaaaaaaab 1760 days ago
If only we could attach names to IP addresses somehow!
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api 1760 days ago
... and have it work reliably ...?

The real problem is standing up DNS on local or enclave networks with zero effort. Right now setting up DNS is a pain, configuring DNS is a pain, and mDNS doesn't scale and is slow.

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