Comments on: The Internet: Let’s call the whole thing off http://www.timtoon.com/2007/04/15/the-internet-lets-call-the-whole-thing-off/ Lookout honey, 'cuz I'm using technology. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:44:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Tim http://www.timtoon.com/2007/04/15/the-internet-lets-call-the-whole-thing-off/#comment-117 Tim Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:56:46 +0000 http://www.timtoon.com/2007/04/15/the-internet-lets-call-the-whole-thing-off/#comment-117 Yes, that is a lot of devices. In fact, that's 52 billion billion billion devices for every man, woman and child on earth. While IPv6 is forward-looking, I can't conceive of the combined effort of the entire human race even coming close to using that many IPs. (Maybe the current IP system could be modified to accept values from 0-F, rather than 0-9. That would open up a few more addresses!) While the potential use of IPv6 is sound, it's all the other invasive security measures of the new systems that bother me. Too much is lost for too little gain. Yes, that is a lot of devices. In fact, that’s 52 billion billion billion devices for every man, woman and child on earth. While IPv6 is forward-looking, I can’t conceive of the combined effort of the entire human race even coming close to using that many IPs. (Maybe the current IP system could be modified to accept values from 0-F, rather than 0-9. That would open up a few more addresses!)

While the potential use of IPv6 is sound, it’s all the other invasive security measures of the new systems that bother me. Too much is lost for too little gain.

]]> By: Anonymous Coward http://www.timtoon.com/2007/04/15/the-internet-lets-call-the-whole-thing-off/#comment-116 Anonymous Coward Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:55:01 +0000 http://www.timtoon.com/2007/04/15/the-internet-lets-call-the-whole-thing-off/#comment-116 999,999,999,999 I.P. addresses? What about IPv6? 2 to the power of 128 (2^128) addresses = about 340 billion billion billion billion. 999,999,999,999 I.P. addresses? What about IPv6? 2 to the power of 128 (2^128) addresses = about 340 billion billion billion billion.

]]> By: Myles http://www.timtoon.com/2007/04/15/the-internet-lets-call-the-whole-thing-off/#comment-114 Myles Fri, 06 Jul 2007 05:48:25 +0000 http://www.timtoon.com/2007/04/15/the-internet-lets-call-the-whole-thing-off/#comment-114 I am so sorry I followed that last link. -M. I am so sorry I followed that last link. -M.

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