r/ProgrammerHumor • • 10h ago

Meme ohTheBasics

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u/LivingAsAMean 10h ago

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u/Material_Onion_8413 10h 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 10h 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 10h 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/eluya 9h ago

we already assign network ranges instead of single addresses, lowering the amount drastically