Re:IP assignment (Score 1)

Where is the difference? Just consider the e.g. first 64 bits of an IPv6 address as your single personal IP and the following 64 bits are the device ID...

The only real difference is, whether all your number are "en block" or if they are scattered throughout the available numberspace. Due to the hierarchical nature of the net (you'll probably want to use the same internet connection for all your devices in the same space) most of the number would be consecutive anyways. And using DNS makes it completely unnecessary to actually think about all those numbers unless you're the techie...

Patrick