alt Hacker NewsWhy don't you just use the IPv6 address directly then? Phrased differently, what's better about IPv4 in your particular case that makes it worthwhile to only use IPv6 for "bootstrapping" IPv4?
I must say, I rather enjoy both IPv6s autoconfiguration, and the fact that my non-link-local addresses are actually unique (and if I want to, routable).
Legacy, I guess. Every product consists of six cameras and they get IPv4 192.168.223.(1-6).
And that is what everybody knows and everybody uses to interact with them. The serial numbers of devices are rarely used.
However, now that I think of it, IPv6 addresses that are constructed from the serial number of the whole device and the position of each camera would be useful. I'll check it out, thanks.