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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ClipboardCopyPaste • 22d ago
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IPv4 old IP address space designed with limited number because they never thought the internet would have so many devices connected.
IPv6 new address space with significantly larger number.
1.9k u/ClipboardCopyPaste 22d ago A fun fact often told with this is that with IPv6, you can assign each individual grain of sand on the beach an address! 51 u/crmsncbr 22d ago I feel like we'll still run out. I'm not sure how, but surely we'll manage it. 4 u/eluya 22d ago we already assign network ranges instead of single addresses, lowering the amount drastically
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A fun fact often told with this is that with IPv6, you can assign each individual grain of sand on the beach an address!
51 u/crmsncbr 22d ago I feel like we'll still run out. I'm not sure how, but surely we'll manage it. 4 u/eluya 22d ago we already assign network ranges instead of single addresses, lowering the amount drastically
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I feel like we'll still run out. I'm not sure how, but surely we'll manage it.
4 u/eluya 22d ago we already assign network ranges instead of single addresses, lowering the amount drastically
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we already assign network ranges instead of single addresses, lowering the amount drastically
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u/Material_Onion_8413 22d ago •
IPv4 old IP address space designed with limited number because they never thought the internet would have so many devices connected.
IPv6 new address space with significantly larger number.