[c-nsp] OT : IPv6 - Will it hit like an "avalanch"?

[Kris Price]

>> Did they ever think about the 
>> day the 4294967296 ip addresses won't be enough for the world?
> 
> No.  Recall that IP got started in the days that you had a bunch
> of dumb terminals connected to a mainframe.  The mainframe was
> supposed to be networked via IP.

Actually, it's all Vint Cerf's fault! Hang him! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZo69JQoLb8

His comments about 13 minutes in. Apparently 32 bits was meant to just 
be the proof of concept, not production.