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It's easier to remember the IPs of good DNSes, too. (lemmy.sdf.org)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/programmer_humor

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Today in our newest take on "older technology is better": why NAT rules!

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 6 months ago (2 children)

The problem is we're projected to run out of unique IPv4 addresses by 2003.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago

And we are facing the effects of it as we're speaking. CGNAT and protocols like TURN were not invented without a reason.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Not a big deal. We're projected to run out of years by 2000 and then the world will end.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

And it took a lot of hard work by a lot of people to adopt new date standards to avoid that problem. Now it's time to adopt new IP standards, and it's going to take a lot of hard work by a lot of people.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

Oh god that brings back memories. Reallying dumb ones of people but memories none the less