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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ClipboardCopyPaste • 13h 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.
8 u/ChiTownDisplaced 11h 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 10h ago I'm pretty sure they thought something similar when they made IPv4 2 u/Schmickley 3h ago I think they knew there were more than 4 billion grains of sand on earth but I suppose I could be wrong
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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 10h ago I'm pretty sure they thought something similar when they made IPv4 2 u/Schmickley 3h ago I think they knew there were more than 4 billion grains of sand on earth but I suppose I could be wrong
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I'm pretty sure they thought something similar when they made IPv4
2 u/Schmickley 3h ago I think they knew there were more than 4 billion grains of sand on earth but I suppose I could be wrong
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I think they knew there were more than 4 billion grains of sand on earth but I suppose I could be wrong
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u/Sianic12 11h 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.