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Thread ID: 114383 2010-12-01 02:06:00 The internet will explode! ubergeek85 (131) PC World Chat
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1157680 2010-12-01 02:06:00 inetcore.com

Well, maybe not explode, but it may catch fire a little.

Current est. days left: 92 :horrified

Found it via this; tech.slashdot.org
ubergeek85 (131)
1157681 2010-12-01 03:06:00 Zoinks!! Its getting more grim. I hate the look of IPv6, 10.200.54.68 is a nice IP address, 2001:db8:1f70::999:de8:7648:6e8 is not The Error Guy (14052)
1157682 2010-12-01 05:05:00 Zoinks!! Its getting more grim. I hate the look of IPv6, 10.200.54.68 is a nice IP address, 2001:db8:1f70::999:de8:7648:6e8 is not

why isn't ipv6 just xx.xxx.xx.xx.xxx.xx instead of xx.xxx.xx.xx (standard)
icow (15313)
1157683 2010-12-01 05:23:00 why isn't ipv6 just xx.xxx.xx.xx.xxx.xx instead of xx.xxx.xx.xx (standard)I'm not sure of the exact reason, but I suspect it's following the same convention as MAC addresses, noting they're written in hex (hexidecimal / base 16). Unlike IPv4 addresses, you don't generally write IPv6 ones in decimal. Erayd (23)
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