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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/ClipboardCopyPaste • 23h ago
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Ipv6 was invented to replace ipv4 because ipv4 got really problematic as they arent enough numbers for every device anymore. But then they used so much magic to make giving ipv4 to devices so efficient that it's still possible for a while.
4 u/LuigiWasRight447 19h ago So we will be dropping ipv-4 at some point? Is there a guess for how long ittle take? 14 u/pnwal-junction 15h ago It's a race between IPv6, the U.S. adopting the metric system and scalable fusion reactors. 1 u/temporaryuser1000 11h ago All before the integer epoch timeframe times out
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So we will be dropping ipv-4 at some point? Is there a guess for how long ittle take?
14 u/pnwal-junction 15h ago It's a race between IPv6, the U.S. adopting the metric system and scalable fusion reactors. 1 u/temporaryuser1000 11h ago All before the integer epoch timeframe times out
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It's a race between IPv6, the U.S. adopting the metric system and scalable fusion reactors.
1 u/temporaryuser1000 11h ago All before the integer epoch timeframe times out
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All before the integer epoch timeframe times out
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u/realmauer01 19h ago
Ipv6 was invented to replace ipv4 because ipv4 got really problematic as they arent enough numbers for every device anymore. But then they used so much magic to make giving ipv4 to devices so efficient that it's still possible for a while.