Sequentially assigned IP addresses--why not?

[Corzine, Gordie]

Seriously,

As was pointed out recently, IPV6 will croak much sooner than it needs to
for the simple reason that we structure routing intelligence into the
address assignment.

Wouldn't it be better by far, to assign new addresses from 000...1, and map
to routing information however we may code it?  The memory and processor
steps required would be trivial compared to the agony of running out of
space again.

I'm sure this was argued before.  But, it seems to me that the wrong
direction has been taken.

Gordie Corzine
Compaq Global Services
(but not speaking for Compaq)