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by b112 244 days ago
No, it's very simple.

You set a bit, and if set it's routed using 6 octlets. If the bit isn't set, it's routed via 1.1.x.x.x.x.

Yes, legacy can only reach 1.1.x.x.x.x.

Done.
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orangeboats 244 days ago
How is your proposal _materially_ different from today's NAT64 and the 64:ff9b::x.x.x.x prefix?
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b112 243 days ago
It doesn't include ipv6, and therefore ipv6's broken everything. It's just 100% ipv4 + two extra octlets.
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orangeboats 243 days ago
Do you really think your solution of "IPv4 with extra octets" will not introduce so called "broken everything"...?

Whether it's the addition of one octet or twelve octets, you are nevertheless introducing a new Internet Protocol, and therefore you are going to face the reality of introducing a new Internet Protocol.

To think otherwise is delusional and is the reason why the "Godwin's law of networking" has become sort of a meme.

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