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>Stuck with 64-bit addresses Nail on head. This is obvious not only in retrospect, but also to anyone just learning networking. We somehow expected the entire
by 1970-01-01 2y ago
>Stuck with 64-bit addresses
Nail on head. This is obvious not only in retrospect, but also to anyone just learning networking. We somehow expected the entire planet to become the death star with every blinking LED having a unique address.
- williamdclt 2y agoI don’t think it’s obvious at all, not even in retrospect. People have historically been wildly underestimating how computing usage would evolve (“640KB of memory ought to be enough for anybody”), interfaces connected to the internet have indeed multiplied exponentially and it’s showing no sign of slowing down.
- 1970-01-01 2y agohttps://samsclass.info/ipv6/exhaustion.htm https://samsclass.info/ipv6/exhaustion.htm It's obvious.
- Hikikomori 2y agoNow, three years later, I have refined my predicted date to: 9,000,000 AD Seems like 128bit wasn't enough.