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by fulafel 1589 days ago
Other replies already explained how this is orthoginal to IP addressing, but also there's not many virtuous virtuous things and many downsides about using ambiguous addresses your server to server communications. Also invariably you'll eventually end up networking them in a new way you didn't originally plan. It ends up being bad for security because it breeds unneeded complexity and makes your system harder to understand.