IPv4: The Legacy Internet Protocol That Will Outlive Most of Us

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IPv4 has been the backbone of the internet since its inception and despite its well-known limitations it will not be fully deprecated in our lifetime. IPv6 adoption is growing, but IPv4 is deep in the global networking infrastructure, so its full phase out is a long way off. Much like the Agent Smith clones in… continue reading.
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My ISP is still on IPv4. What about you guys?

And what does the community think about Named Data Networking (NDN) and Information-Centric Networking (ICN)? We may get to that before IPv6 is fully adopted. :smile: Is there any chance we get to see any of this in our lifetime?

One thing that is guaranteed to stick with us is terminal lol:

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Just more speculation, but as quantum computing advances, new networking protocols may be developed to support quantum communication. With AI advancements, probably also being able to dynamically allocate resources more efficiently than IPv6 and reduce overhead and improve scalability.

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I’d prefer IPv6 over ipv4
because IPv6 doesn’t use NAT
and no more port forwarding headache
still my isp doesn’t provide IPv6 yet , like many others.

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Maybe if the ISP adopts IPv6 then they won’t charge so much for a static IP. Then we can have several devices with their own public IP directly on the internet. However, just typing that statement sends shivers down me spine. With all the hacking and viruses out there, putting something out directly on the internet and not behind a firewall sounds so risky.

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