I appreciate that IPv6 is necessary but couldn’t it also have been necessary and “able to be understood by more than 2.5 people on the planet” at the same time?
For many, it's turned out to be easier than it looked. I've given TCP/IP courses at novice level (just enough for system administators to design and configure simple networks) and have noticed that once you get past how the shorthand notation works, those with a firm understanding of binary numbers have little trouble picking it up. People who don't understand why 256 doesn't go in an IPv4 address, or why 255.255.0.255 is not a valid network mask, also have a hard time learning IPv6.
Whreq Jnnyobre
in reply to Sarah Brown • • •I want to get to know the other 1.5 people!
For many, it's turned out to be easier than it looked. I've given TCP/IP courses at novice level (just enough for system administators to design and configure simple networks) and have noticed that once you get past how the shorthand notation works, those with a firm understanding of binary numbers have little trouble picking it up. People who don't understand why 256 doesn't go in an IPv4 address, or why 255.255.0.255 is not a valid network mask, also have a hard time learning IPv6.
World Basement Classic
in reply to Whreq Jnnyobre • • •Sarah Brown
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in reply to Sarah Brown • • •That's not something that would typically be categorized under requirements for "understanding IPv6" I think 😀
I also don't really understand why you'd need that (or any RA proxying, unless that's an unusual term for PD) so now I'm curious!