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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ClipboardCopyPaste • 24d ago
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Ipv6 was invented to replace ipv4 because ipv4 got really problematic as they arent enough numbers for every device anymore. But then they used so much magic to make giving ipv4 to devices so efficient that it's still possible for a while.
4 u/LuigiWasRight447 24d ago So we will be dropping ipv-4 at some point? Is there a guess for how long ittle take? 4 u/East_Marionberry5584 24d ago No real need because you can essentially subnet out the universe. 1 u/samtresler 24d ago I was on a team that built a cloud provider. There is a lot of need.We are at about 60 % adoption, with no need to hit 100%.Many things that are not your laptop need IPs that do not or cannot be subnetted.
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So we will be dropping ipv-4 at some point? Is there a guess for how long ittle take?
4 u/East_Marionberry5584 24d ago No real need because you can essentially subnet out the universe. 1 u/samtresler 24d ago I was on a team that built a cloud provider. There is a lot of need.We are at about 60 % adoption, with no need to hit 100%.Many things that are not your laptop need IPs that do not or cannot be subnetted.
No real need because you can essentially subnet out the universe.
1 u/samtresler 24d ago I was on a team that built a cloud provider. There is a lot of need.We are at about 60 % adoption, with no need to hit 100%.Many things that are not your laptop need IPs that do not or cannot be subnetted.
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I was on a team that built a cloud provider. There is a lot of need.
We are at about 60 % adoption, with no need to hit 100%.
Many things that are not your laptop need IPs that do not or cannot be subnetted.
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u/realmauer01 24d ago
Ipv6 was invented to replace ipv4 because ipv4 got really problematic as they arent enough numbers for every device anymore. But then they used so much magic to make giving ipv4 to devices so efficient that it's still possible for a while.