3. Networking - The Invisible Highway3.1 How Computers Find Each Other: IP Addresses
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Chapter 3 · 3.1.2 IPv4 vs IPv6: Running Out of Addresses · p. 65
Peter
So we switched to IPv6 in 2011?
Senior developer
We’re still switching. It’s taking forever.
Peter
Why? If IPv4 ran out in 2011, how are we still using it?
Senior developer
Two reasons: NAT and transition pain.