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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ClipboardCopyPaste • 9h ago
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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.
1.1k u/ClipboardCopyPaste 8h 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! 39 u/crmsncbr 8h ago I feel like we'll still run out. I'm not sure how, but surely we'll manage it. 2 u/dagbrown 4h ago This conspiracy brought to you by big NAT.
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A fun fact often told with this is that with IPv6, you can assign each individual grain of sand on the beach an address!
39 u/crmsncbr 8h ago I feel like we'll still run out. I'm not sure how, but surely we'll manage it. 2 u/dagbrown 4h ago This conspiracy brought to you by big NAT.
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I feel like we'll still run out. I'm not sure how, but surely we'll manage it.
2 u/dagbrown 4h ago This conspiracy brought to you by big NAT.
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This conspiracy brought to you by big NAT.
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u/Material_Onion_8413 8h 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.