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	Revision 16 . . (edit) December 19, 2001 6:29 pm by Robbe
	Revision 15 . . December 5, 2001 6:26 pm by (logged).109.250.xxx [s/adopted/deployed/]
	Revision 14 . . December 5, 2001 12:29 pm by Simon J Kissane [IPv4 & IPv6 are protocols, not mere addressing schemes; IPv6 is more than just a proposal -- it is operational, though not widely adopted]
	Revision 13 . . December 5, 2001 6:07 am by The Anome [see also to MAC address (I've seen people confuse the two)]
	Revision 12 . . (edit) December 5, 2001 6:05 am by The Anome [spelling correction]
	Revision 11 . . December 5, 2001 5:57 am by Taw [IPv6 has many other improvements over IPv4 than just bigger addres space.]
	Revision 10 . . December 5, 2001 12:42 am by The Anome [added comment about transition, terms in bold where defined]
	Revision 9 . . (edit) December 5, 2001 12:01 am by Taw [spellfix]
	Revision 8 . . (edit) December 4, 2001 11:53 pm by Tao [Changed bold emphasis to section headings.]
	Revision 7 . . (edit) December 4, 2001 11:52 pm by Tao [Fixed minor typo (an -> a)]
	Revision 6 . . December 4, 2001 11:48 pm by Taw [Internet addresses are needed not only for unique enumeration of hosts, but also for routing purposes, linkify rfcs]
	Revision 5 . . (edit) August 26, 2001 3:23 am by Robbe [better link]

Difference (from prior major revision) (minor diff, author diff)

Changed: 15c15

The shorter prefix form again gives the network number, followed by a slash, and the number of 'one' bits in the netmask (i.e. the number of relevant bits in the network number). The above netblock would be 64.78.205.0/28.

The shorter prefix form again gives the network number, followed by a slash, and the number of 'one' bits in the binary notation of the netmask (i.e. the number of relevant bits in the network number). The above netblock would be 64.78.205.0/28.

Changed: 25c25

In IPv6, the new (but not yet widely adopted) standard protocol for the Internet, addresses are 128 bits wide, which, even with generous assignment of netblocks, should suffice for the foreseeable future. This big address space will be sparsely populated, which makes it possible to again

In IPv6, the new (but not yet widely deployed) standard protocol for the Internet, addresses are 128 bits wide, which, even with generous assignment of netblocks, should suffice for the foreseeable future. This big address space will be sparsely populated, which makes it possible to again