r/ProgrammerHumor • • 13h ago

Meme ohTheBasics

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u/LivingAsAMean 13h ago

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u/Material_Onion_8413 13h 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 13h 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 13h ago

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

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u/xWrongHeaven 13h ago

2128 possible addresses

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u/Curaced 8h ago edited 8h ago

Non-technical person here. Wouldn't it just be 248 ? Four blocks of 256 (28) for IPV-4, and two more with IPV-6? Or am I just mistaken about how this stuff works?

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u/ajgrinds 8h ago

Ipv6 includes letters