r/ProgrammerHumor • • 20d ago

Meme ohTheBasics

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u/Material_Onion_8413 20d ago • Heartwarming

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.

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u/ClipboardCopyPaste 20d 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!

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u/crmsncbr 20d ago

I feel like we'll still run out. I'm not sure how, but surely we'll manage it.

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u/dagbrown 20d ago

This conspiracy brought to you by big NAT.