renzev@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 months agoBasically the extent of my IPv6 knowledgelemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up1679arrow-down115file-textcross-posted to: programmer_humor@programming.dev
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minus-squareNorgur@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up83arrow-down1·5 months agoI also know that I cannot tell the difference between two IPv6 addresses because they all merge into an indiscernible blur inside my head
minus-squareHupf@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up58·5 months agoBack when we had to dial ipv4 addresses from memory
minus-squarefaebudo@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up15·5 months agoHowever I can see when any IPv6 begins with 2a02:12xx:: then it’s Swisscom (biggest swiss ISP). But I can’t remember any of their hundreds of IPv4 prefixes.
minus-squareulterno@lemmy.kde.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·5 months agoI have a feeling making it all CAPS would have made it just a bit easier. That, or using monospace fonts for it everywhere.
minus-squarehank_and_deans@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoI recite IPv6 addresses on my company networks from memory all the time. It helps that we got a bit lucky on our allocation. There are no letters. Plus it’s really easy to number subnets in a way that makes sense.
I also know that I cannot tell the difference between two IPv6 addresses because they all merge into an indiscernible blur inside my head
Back when we had to dial ipv4 addresses from memory
However I can see when any IPv6 begins with 2a02:12xx:: then it’s Swisscom (biggest swiss ISP). But I can’t remember any of their hundreds of IPv4 prefixes.
I have a feeling making it all CAPS would have made it just a bit easier.
That, or using monospace fonts for it everywhere.
I recite IPv6 addresses on my company networks from memory all the time. It helps that we got a bit lucky on our allocation. There are no letters.
Plus it’s really easy to number subnets in a way that makes sense.