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    * How many IP addresses are there in IPV6 you ask?

    Three hundred and forty undecillion, two hundred and eighty-two decillion, three hundred and sixty-six nonillion, nine hundred and twenty octillion, nine hundred and thirty-eight septillion, four hundred and sixty-three sextillion, four hundred and sixty-three quintillion, three hundred and seventy-four quadrillion, six hundred and seven trillion, four hundred and thirty-one billion, seven hundred and sixty-eight million, two hundred and eleven thousand, four hundred and fifty-six.

    We could assign an IPV6 address to EVERY ATOM ON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH, and still have enough addresses left to do another 100+ earths!!!

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    That amount yet I only have a few.

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    Funny, I would have put that answer at
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    Quote Originally Posted by WEBAIR View Post
    Three hundred and forty undecillion, two hundred and eighty-two decillion, three hundred and sixty-six nonillion, nine hundred and twenty octillion, nine hundred and thirty-eight septillion, four hundred and sixty-three sextillion, four hundred and sixty-three quintillion, three hundred and seventy-four quadrillion, six hundred and seven trillion, four hundred and thirty-one billion, seven hundred and sixty-eight million, two hundred and eleven thousand, four hundred and fifty-six.


    Not many then.

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    I posted this in an IP thread awhile ago and the number still seems massive.

    Knowing how people generally are, I think ipv6 is still going to cost $1.00+ per ip when they can get millions - trillions for little cost.


    I have not done much research, but is anyone able to obtain an ip range even if they are not a datacenter etc?

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    Quote Originally Posted by techjr View Post
    I posted this in an IP thread awhile ago and the number still seems massive.

    Knowing how people generally are, I think ipv6 is still going to cost $1.00+ per ip when they can get millions - trillions for little cost.


    I have not done much research, but is anyone able to obtain an ip range even if they are not a datacenter etc?
    You can BGP/normal tunnel a 5x/48+5x/64 for free.

    If you want your own 'real' ranges, just apply for them. I've seen wsmall companies and stuff have their own ranges, it's not just huge isps.

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    Quote Originally Posted by techjr View Post
    I posted this in an IP thread awhile ago and the number still seems massive.

    Knowing how people generally are, I think ipv6 is still going to cost $1.00+ per ip when they can get millions - trillions for little cost.


    I have not done much research, but is anyone able to obtain an ip range even if they are not a datacenter etc?
    http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-512
    Some nice bedtime reading there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WEBAIR View Post

    We could assign an IPV6 address to EVERY ATOM ON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH, and still have enough addresses left to do another 100+ earths!!!

    I like this part, where
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    says " EVERY ATOM ON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH.

    That part made me laugh but think about it. That's One Hell of a dump truck load to carry back and forth
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    Quote Originally Posted by WEBAIR View Post
    We could assign an IPV6 address to EVERY ATOM ON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH, and still have enough addresses left to do another 100+ earths!!!


    I hope you didn't count them by hand.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WEBAIR View Post
    We could assign an IPV6 address to EVERY ATOM ON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH, and still have enough addresses left to do another 100+ earths!!!
    Sadly not true. There are approximately 3.4e38 IPv6 Addresses, and (extremely roughly) 1.3e50 atoms.

    On a side note, there are 1e120 possible chess games.

    IPv6: 340,282,366,920,938,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
    Atoms:133,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
    Chess:1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,00 0,000,000,000,000
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    Quote Originally Posted by techjr View Post
    I posted this in an IP thread awhile ago and the number still seems massive.

    Knowing how people generally are, I think ipv6 is still going to cost $1.00+ per ip when they can get millions - trillions for little cost.


    I have not done much research, but is anyone able to obtain an ip range even if they are not a datacenter etc?
    We give them out for free. I'd be interested in finding out if anyone can get IP's though.. my guess would be no.. due to spam, etc.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WEBAIR View Post
    We could assign an IPV6 address to EVERY ATOM ON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH
    Except the layout/heirarchial numbering system wouldn't allow for anything like that in use without a rethink.

    Roll on IPv8, maybe this time it wont take 15 years before consumer ISPs understand it...
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    I dont think we would see ipv8 in our lifetime
    Quote Originally Posted by othellotech View Post
    Except the layout/heirarchial numbering system wouldn't allow for anything like that in use without a rethink.

    Roll on IPv8, maybe this time it wont take 15 years before consumer ISPs understand it...
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    omg that's still a lot!!! I went to sleep dreaming of those numbers. That's more then all the money on the planet put together!!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Linux_Kid_87 View Post
    omg that's still a lot!!! I went to sleep dreaming of those numbers. That's more then all the money on the planet put together!!!!
    Crazy right!!

    We give them out for free as well with any hosting account.

    As for IPV8 - I agree that it should be quite sometime b4 it's needed. A lifetime? Hmm guess that remains to be seen!
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    Quote Originally Posted by BarackObama View Post
    I dont think we would see ipv8 in our lifetime
    I don't think IPs will exist by that stage.

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    If ipv6 is regulated as loosely as ipv4 is, I wouldn't be surprised in the least that we'd see it ipv8 our lifetime. I mean, it really takes little justification for ip addresses any more.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WEBAIR View Post
    Three hundred and forty undecillion, two hundred and eighty-two decillion, three hundred and sixty-six nonillion, nine hundred and twenty octillion, nine hundred and thirty-eight septillion, four hundred and sixty-three sextillion, four hundred and sixty-three quintillion, three hundred and seventy-four quadrillion, six hundred and seven trillion, four hundred and thirty-one billion, seven hundred and sixty-eight million, two hundred and eleven thousand, four hundred and fifty-six.

    We could assign an IPV6 address to EVERY ATOM ON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH, and still have enough addresses left to do another 100+ earths!!!

    Now that is one big number. ;D, I think IPV6 will be better then what we have got now though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joseph_M View Post
    Sadly not true. There are approximately 3.4e38 IPv6 Addresses, and (extremely roughly) 1.3e50 atoms.

    On a side note, there are 1e120 possible chess games.

    IPv6: 340,282,366,920,938,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
    Atoms:133,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
    Chess:1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,00 0,000,000,000,000
    I think this is the reason the experts are called Grand Masters!!!


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    someone down here told me IPs were like water ( he have a scarce amount .. )

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    *twitches* To many numbers, not enough time. :twitch:
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    Quote Originally Posted by linux-tech View Post
    If ipv6 is regulated as loosely as ipv4 is, I wouldn't be surprised in the least that we'd see it ipv8 our lifetime. I mean, it really takes little justification for ip addresses any more.
    That's what I though at first but given that there are over 4 billion /32 assignments available I don't think that we really will see any shortage.

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