On 09/25/2015 04:51 AM, Devin Reade wrote: >> On Sep 24, 2015, at 07:49, Giancarlo Razzolini >> <grazzol...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Em 24-09-2015 08:36, Stuart Henderson escreveu: >>> What is the purpose of IPv6? The main purpose that I see is >>> "ability to continue getting internet addresses after v4 runout". >>> (If it had been left at that and didn't change a bunch of other >>> things at the same time, perhaps more people would be using it >>> already). >> >> This sure is the purpose now. Short term. But one of the main >> reasons the address space is so large, is for every connected >> device be accessible from every other. > > Another consideration that has entered the picture since that idea > came out, though, is how much easier it will be in the non-NAT world > for advertisers or whomever to track individuals' behaviour. Not > everyone likes that.
Please see this: * <https://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-6man-ipv6-address-generation-privacy-08.txt> * RFC7217 * <https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-6man-default-iids-08> Thanks, -- Fernando Gont e-mail: ferna...@gont.com.ar || fg...@si6networks.com PGP Fingerprint: 7809 84F5 322E 45C7 F1C9 3945 96EE A9EF D076 FFF1
