05-19-2010, 06:24 PM
<img src='http://www.india-forum.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':o' /> There are more than four billion combinations. But the proliferation of networked devices means soon that will no longer be enough. In a way, IP addresses are like phone numbers, which need to be entered correctly if a right connection is to be made. So the ability to uniquely identify everything in the computer world is essential.
The shortage means that every web server, every iPhone, every router and everything else ââ¬â possibly billions of devices ââ¬â will need to be reconfigured or upgraded.
Computers now use IP version 4 and have since the 1980s. Its replacement is version 6, known as IPv6. For humans, little will change. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Home/...946725.cms
The shortage means that every web server, every iPhone, every router and everything else ââ¬â possibly billions of devices ââ¬â will need to be reconfigured or upgraded.
Computers now use IP version 4 and have since the 1980s. Its replacement is version 6, known as IPv6. For humans, little will change. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Home/...946725.cms