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Master Xilo
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Posted: 20th Aug 2008 18:28 Edited at: 20th Aug 2008 21:14
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2 things:

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what will happen if more than 4 billion computers want to connect to the internet at the same time?
There are only 4 billion (2^32, 256 ^ 4) possible ip addresses...

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There are functions in various programming languages that can resolve a hostname (like google.com) to it's ip address (85.x.y.z).

But it's also possible to get the hostname by the ip-address (85.x.y.z -> google.com)!

How does that work!?!?!?!

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BatVink
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Posted: 20th Aug 2008 19:02 Edited at: 20th Aug 2008 19:05
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Quote: "what will happen if more than 4 billion computers want to connect to the internet at the same time?"


It's worse than that, companies buy blocks and may not be using all of them concurrently. Also, addresses starting 10.x , 192.x, and 127.x are local addresses. There have been plans in the making for many years to overcome this issue, don't know where they are at?

Quote: "There are functions in various programming languages that can resolve a hostname (like google.com) to it's ip address (85.x.y.z).

But it's also possible to get the hostname by the ip-address!"


It's called Reverse DNS Lookup

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JoelJ
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Posted: 20th Aug 2008 19:09
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#1 - isn't that what IPv6 is going to overcome?


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Roxas
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Posted: 20th Aug 2008 21:09 Edited at: 20th Aug 2008 21:12
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The IPv6 is already used little.. And its also already in Ubuntu installed protocol but rarely used.. Its a bit weird but it gives much more addresses.

Example of IPv6 address: 2001:0db8:0000:0000:0000:0000:1420:57ab

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bitJericho
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Posted: 21st Aug 2008 21:01
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It's also in vista. It might be in xp too, dunno.


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Grandma
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Posted: 21st Aug 2008 21:15
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Yes, it's in XP. I used IPv6 about 3 years ago, does that make me cool?

I'm sure it does, no need to answer.

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Benjamin
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Posted: 21st Aug 2008 21:30
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I don't think it's in XP by default though. At least, I never noticed it.

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ionstream
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Posted: 21st Aug 2008 21:49
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Technology has been steadily moving to IPv6 over the fast few years, although I wasn't able to find an IPv6 router on newegg (wireless at least).

My idiot IT teacher once told me that no one uses IPv6 because computers weren't powerful enough to go through a 128 bit number :/ .

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Mahoney
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Posted: 21st Aug 2008 22:20
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Quote: "I don't think it's in XP by default though. At least, I never noticed it."


SP3 adds it.

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Chris K
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Posted: 21st Aug 2008 23:28
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IPv6 has enough unique address for about 10 billion per person in the world or something.

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Jimmy
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Posted: 22nd Aug 2008 02:02
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I plan on having 11 billion! WHAT DO I DOOOOO??!

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ionstream
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Posted: 22nd Aug 2008 03:37
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We'll make IPv8 just for you Jimmy, with a free promotional V8! Now with vitamins!

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Pricey
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Posted: 22nd Aug 2008 11:45
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I'm connected on IPv6 right now on Mac OS Tiger

http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&t=97191&b=32
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