Re: [ga-roots] [Fwd: Fwd: nos voro illos que offendo]

[Stefan Probst <stefan.probst@opticom.v-nam.net>]

Just to throw one more comment in...

To jump from IP version 4 to IP version 6 (leaving out the version 5) was 
meant to signify, that it is a major jump forward...

There is right now already an "IPv6 backbone" for testing purposes, 
spanning the whole world (even to Vietnam!). Where IPv6 connections are not 
available, it can be "tunneled" through IPv4 lines.

What has also not been said until now, is, that IPv4 addresses are quite 
enough in the US, but scarce outside.
In the early days, when they didn't imagine, what would be later, they were 
quite generous with IP address space and allocated big junks to some big US 
companies etc.
The outside world had later to be satisfied with what was left over.

IPv6 address space is that huge, that it provide thousands (or so) IP 
addresses per square meter of Earth surface....

Not, that this had much to do with roots....
... but since you were asking ;)

Stefan


At 19:36 06.06.01 -0700, NameCritic wrote:
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>For dummies like me and anyone who might be lurking here. What is an IPV 1,
>2, 3, 6, 8 or otherwise. One of the reasons for the lack of participation on
>lists is the use of acronyms and technical terms. We want more participation
>then we will have to stop doing that and include some lay terms for things
>including limiting the number of acronyms used.

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