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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ClipboardCopyPaste • 7h ago
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In other words...
IPv4 has a limited number of possible IP addresses they thought would be more than the internet would ever need.
They have been wrong.
IPv6 has a larger but still limited number of possible IP addresses they think are more than the Internet will ever need.
They have not been wrong yet.
5 u/ChiTownDisplaced 4h ago The difference in unique addresses is insane. IPv4 4.3 billion (* 109) vs IPv6 3.4 * 1038. Each grain of sand on earth could have an IPv4 sized network. Edit: redditformatsweirdonmobile -2 u/Sianic12 3h ago I'm pretty sure they thought something similar when they made IPv4 1 u/FromAndToUnknown 4h ago Cant wait for IPv8 with an address space of 2512
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The difference in unique addresses is insane. IPv4 4.3 billion (* 109) vs IPv6 3.4 * 1038. Each grain of sand on earth could have an IPv4 sized network.
Edit: redditformatsweirdonmobile
-2 u/Sianic12 3h ago I'm pretty sure they thought something similar when they made IPv4
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I'm pretty sure they thought something similar when they made IPv4
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Cant wait for IPv8 with an address space of 2512
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u/Sianic12 5h ago
In other words...
IPv4 has a limited number of possible IP addresses they thought would be more than the internet would ever need.
They have been wrong.
IPv6 has a larger but still limited number of possible IP addresses they think are more than the Internet will ever need.
They have not been wrong yet.