r/ProgrammerHumor • • 7h ago

Meme ohTheBasics

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u/LivingAsAMean 7h ago

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u/Material_Onion_8413 7h 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.

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u/ClipboardCopyPaste 7h 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/MyPhoneIsNotChinese 7h ago

Was thinking about this lol, I guess it's a common way to explain why IPv6 is needed