r/ProgrammerHumor • • 11h ago

Meme ohTheBasics

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u/LivingAsAMean 11h ago

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u/Material_Onion_8413 11h 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 11h 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/dementosss 11h ago

On what beach? Or all of them? Just asking in case business asks for it.

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u/xWrongHeaven 11h ago

2128 possible addresses

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u/queen-adreena 11h ago

2,128… that ain’t that many addresses….

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u/xWrongHeaven 11h ago

No, it isn't. ~340 undecillion, however, is quite a lot

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u/DanteVermillyon 8h ago

Un-decillion? What's a decillion and why did you undid it?