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Almost all real-world Thread networks I'm aware of have a border router in the form of an Apple TV, Nest Hub, Amazon Echo, etc, so I'm not particularly reassured by the fact that the protocol doesn't technically require one.

I was under the impression IPv6 doesn't need NAT. But you're saying they only get unique local addresses, so even with a border router bridging the connection back to my local Wi-Fi network they still can't send packets out to the internet? "They would have to ask DHCP for a real IP first" doesn't seem like much of a barrier.



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