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An Introduction to IPv6

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the unless-you're-to-smart-for-it dept.

Playboy writes "Here is a great introduction to IPv6 in general, the technological background, the reasons for the move and the effects this will have on networks. Understandable for network novices like me but still includes many details on the technological side of things."

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  1. I'll just wait.... by callipygian-showsyst · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'll just wait for W. Richard Steven's book on IPV6. That'll explain everything.

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    Best Buy can have you arrested
    1. Re:I'll just wait.... by bloggins02 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Error in AnonymousCoward.pl (line 42): Sense of humor not found. Please repost and try again.

    2. Re:I'll just wait.... by pchan- · · Score: 2, Funny

      sure, you guys are thinking that upgrading to an IPv6 is going to be sweet. you'll have tons of torque, and your computer is gonna jump off the line. what most people don't consider when going to IPv6 is all the wasted space under the hood. the v configuration of your packet driver requires a split header design, taking up space on both sides of your cpu. your motherboard will need twin exhausts, and that's really going to take away alot of the space in the case. plus, when you're trying to download slowly, you'll be eating up alot of power just idling that big thing.

      that's why i'm switching to IPI6. the inline cylinders make for a faster revving processor, and the headers all fold to one side of the block. not as much torque, sure, but plenty of horsepower on tap when you really want it. the block is really not that much longer than IPv4, and you still have room for the front tie-rods if you want to upgrade to 4 cpu-drive.

      well, that's my plan, anyway. for now, i'll just buy a big wing and carbon fiber case-mod and stick it on my IPv4 computer until i get promoted to shift-manager.

  2. idiot by BoldAC · · Score: 5, Funny

    I didn't understand why we needed IP6 until one of the guys at work described why he wanted each of his light switches to have its own IP address...

    Idiots... ...that's why we need IP6.

    (just kidding, boss)

    AC

  3. IPv6 is like moving cheese by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I work at a place where the servers are named after the ip address and zip code (SFA smart fine admins). It hard enough to remember where a mirrored server is and the IPv4 address let alone the IPv6 and GPS coordinates.

  4. Home by Rubberpants.net · · Score: 4, Funny

    There's no place like 0:0:0:0:0:0:0:1

  5. Typo? by TonyTheTiger · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is that a typo in the department line or is it intentional?

    Either way it's hilarious.

  6. I for one... by Artie_Effim · · Score: 3, Funny

    I for one, welcome our new 128 bit overlords!

  7. Re:Not a bad start...but a couple of things on IPv by segfault7375 · · Score: 4, Funny


    You seem to understand the technical issues very well... Sorry, but since this is /. you must leave this discussion immediately.

  8. Here's hoping. by r00k123 · · Score: 4, Funny
    from the unless-you're-to-smart-for-it dept.

    Please, oh please, let that be a joke...

  9. Re:yet another worthless article about IPv6 by stratjakt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Studies show that monkeys can be trained to remember 10 numbers.

    You're not dumber than a monkey are you? /simpsons

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  10. you losers are still talking IPV6 ? get with it! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Come on guys, theres this thing called IPV8.

    get with the program!

    augh!

  11. FrontPage by Tonik,+the · · Score: 2, Funny

    Amusing... a article describing IPv6, an open standard, was created with Microsoft Frontpage 3.0. (Noticed this when changing the text colors from white-on-black to black-on-white.)

  12. Re:Poor planning - Bill Gates by Nom+du+Keyboard · · Score: 2, Funny
    Hell, even Bill Gates didn't see it coming.

    Of course he didn't. He always said, "640K IP addresses should be enough for anyone."

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    "It's the height of ridiculousness to say for those 9 lines you get hundreds of millions."
  13. I just read Slashdot for the articles! by IntelliTubbie · · Score: 2, Funny

    Playboy writes

    Does that mean that everyone will pretend to read the article, but no one actually will? Come to think of it, maybe Slashdot should change its name to Playboy.

    Cheers,
    IT

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    Power corrupts. PowerPoint corrupts absolutely.

  14. Reserve Addresses? by fgb · · Score: 5, Funny

    Can you reserve addresses yet?

    I want dead:beef:dead:beef:dead:beef:dead:beef

    I had it all caps but the lame-ass lameness filter yelled at me ;-)

  15. Re:Short Sighted? by FictionPimp · · Score: 2, Funny
    No, your wrong. I predict you will only need 1 IP.

    It will be for your phone/computer/webcam/digital camera/mp3player/microwave/fridge/sex toy/stun gun/car/shower/beer/goatse combo device.

  16. Re:yet another worthless article about IPv6 by falzer · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, how big of a monkey?

  17. Re:Short Sighted? by good-n-nappy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah and what about the Y10K problem? It's being completely ignored!

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  18. Re:serve Addresses? by DrStrangeLoop · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can you reserve addresses yet?

    I want FEED:FACE:FEED:FACE:FEED:FACE:FEED:FACE

    I have it all caps so the lame-ass lameness filter ignored me ;-)

  19. Re:yet another worthless article about IPv6 by NoMoreNicksLeft · · Score: 2, Funny

    The size of the monkey isn't linearly proportional to the number of characters it can remember.

    The proper equation for describing the curve involves avocadoes, imaginary numbers, and a pet chinchilla in Memphis named "Earl".

  20. what are they doing with Class A's? by RMH101 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Probably smoking them.