Andy Hall wrote:
On 2007-01-06 14:54:23 +0000, "Bob Eager" said:

On Sat, 6 Jan 2007 14:36:47 UTC, Andy Hall wrote:

On 2007-01-06 10:47:15 +0000, "Bob Eager" said:

On Sat, 6 Jan 2007 06:41:32 UTC, Andy Hall wrote:

On 2007-01-05 20:37:48 +0000, "Bob Eager" said:

Oh, we do have a socket under the breakfast bar. Just in case one
day we
get an IPv6 Internet enabled toaster...

Do you have one near the cider as well?

?

CIDR...

(groan)

Thought you'd have got that one. IPv4 vs. IPv6 address spaces etc.

I can remember going to a presentation by Jon Postel where he said that
he couldn't ever see a reason why more than 32 bit IP addresses would ever
be needed.


And in fact, it transpires that they aren't...as NAT has released HUGE
blocks of addresses from large companies back to RIPE at al..