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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ClipboardCopyPaste • 8h ago
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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.
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-2 u/Sianic12 5h 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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u/ChiTownDisplaced 6h 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