> Set up a name for the routers IP, and have it forward the connections statically.
If you mean NAT, then what does that buy me over what I got? If you don't mean NAT then how would that work?
> Or just use the hostname?
Right, but that requires the DNS to register the host names, and for it to respond. Or since you mention .local I guess you mean mDNS, which requires a service to run on each device and seems to be hit and miss at least for me (I just tried, several of my devices do not respond).
> But you can just keep doing what you are doing now, even with IPv6.
Do you mean keep using IPv4 or use NAT with IPv6? If the former then well, so much for that IPv6 future. If you mean the latter, the whole point of IPv6 was death to NAT no?
If you mean NAT, then what does that buy me over what I got? If you don't mean NAT then how would that work?
> Or just use the hostname?
Right, but that requires the DNS to register the host names, and for it to respond. Or since you mention .local I guess you mean mDNS, which requires a service to run on each device and seems to be hit and miss at least for me (I just tried, several of my devices do not respond).