I’m not a networking expert, so I might be off on some details, but here’s what I’ve noticed recently. I had to write some data scraping scripts and ran into an issue where I kept getting blocked due to sending too many requests. It’s tough to get a new IP, especially since IPv4 addresses are so limited.
Then, I discovered that Cloudflare’s Warp service offers some VPN-like functionality. When I enable it, I get assigned a new IP address. The interesting thing is that Cloudflare typically gives me an IPv6 address every time I connect or reset. Since IPv6 has a vast address space, it’s much easier to get a new IP compared to IPv4.
That said, not every website supports IPv6, so for sites that don’t, Cloudflare will still assign you an IPv4 address.
What’s good?
If you need to get different IPs regularly, Cloudflare’s Warp can make it much easier by providing you with a fresh IPv6 address.
What’s the downside?
For network administrators or website owners, this can be a challenge. Since IPv6 is so abundant, it’s much harder to block bad actors who can easily change their IP address frequently.