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A Humorous Introduction To IPv6
zollman writes "Jonathan Richards, in the London times, explains how the introduction of IPv6 will change the Internet. From the article: 'As use [of the Internet] grew, it became clear that the old protocol, IPv4, wasn't big enough, so a new one was created using 32-bit numbers. That increased the number of available addresses to 340 undecillion, 282 decillion, 366 nonillion, 920 octillion, 938 septillion -- enough for the foreseeable future.'"
While the article points out the benefits of using these new '32-bit numbers', it does ignore the obvious drawbacks -- namely, they will be twice as fast to clog up the tubes that make the Internet work.
Does IPv6 change the internets tubes into dump trucks though?
"I use a Mac because I'm just better than you are."
frickin' "laser" beams
Actually, he did get the number of addresses wrong, there's actually, 340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,45 6. Not 340,282,366,920,938,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,00 0 as he said. This means he is actually off by 463463374607431768211456. Which Means that he forgot about 107908475819842 IPV4 Internets.
Anthropic principle: We see the universe the way it is because if it were different we would not be here to see it.
I for one welcome our new 128 bit overlords.
Which Means that he forgot about 107908475819842 IPV4 Internets
you should remove 2 from that figure as i recieved 2 internets from my mother earlier today
Did she attach them in emails. I have lots of problems with my mother attaching giant files in Emails too.
Anthropic principle: We see the universe the way it is because if it were different we would not be here to see it.
Sorry for being so harsh, but I hate it when nerds belittle non-nerds to make themselves feel better. Yes, this guy is a bad journalist - should it really be on the front page of slashdot though?
You must be new here.
You are in a maze of twisty little passages, all alike.
Whenever my staff sends me an Internet around 10 AM, and it's delivering slowly, they just try sending it through different tubes until a fast one is found. Maybe your mother can try the same thing with delivering her giant e-mail attachments.
- sm
You told it wrong!
Lump lingered last in line for brains, and the ones she got were sorta rotten and insane.
I set up my Windows-using friends' PCs to use the same address: 127.0.0.1. Do this worldwide and we can reclaim the IPv4 addresses and be good for another 10 or 20 years.
:).
Borgified computers share a common mind they might as well share a common IP address
Knowledge is how to play a game, intelligence is how to win, wisdom is knowing what game to play.
Totally! Why don't all newspapers use hyperlinks?
The /. education icon, with 2+2=5, would have been more appropriate for this article.
:wq