[ErroneousBosh]

> Why don't you want every device to have a public IP?

What would be the advantage in it?

[zekica]

Trivially easy do direct connections between devices (if desired), no issues when creating VPNs between networks using private ranges.

What would be the disadvantage?

[ErroneousBosh]

Well, the disadvantage would be that it would be really difficult to do direct connections between devices.

I don't want VPNs between private ranges.

I don't want publically-routable IP addresses on anything.

[throw0101c]

>> Why don't you want every device to have a public IP?

> What would be the advantage in it?

Not having to deal with ICE/TURN/STUN. Being able to develop P2P applications without having to build out that infrastructure (anyone remember Skype's "supernodes"?).

[ErroneousBosh]

This is not something I ever want any device on my network to do.

[throw0101c]

It's about being able to run apps that can operate without have an HQ that needs to be phoned home to for operation, which is currently generally necessary with NAT.