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Re: IPv6
think towards the time where everything is networked together...
for example, i know a guy who has a mad system setup in his house, ok so he still only has two public ip addresses, but you can see where techology might end up.
Everything (and i mean everything!) in house his house is networked.... for example, when he takes food out of his cupboard, he scans the barcode, and then does his cooking. when he has finished, he either scans the container as he puts it away again, or scans it on the barcode reader above the bin. The information is then sent to his database of what food he needs to buy, which is setup with rules as to what he needs to stock, how often, etc, and then this compiles a list which is sent to another pc to complete an online order with the supermarket. At the end of the week the order is setup, and the next day all of his shopping arrives. The bill from the online shop is then sent to his financial management software, and will automatically be deducted from his budget, and then this is checked against his online banking to make sure everything is correct.
The results are sent to his printer once a month and his bank statements from his own budgets, and also bank accounts are given to him... copies of course left on his server and he is alerted, via... wait for it... a flashing display in his lounge if there are any discrepancies.
Along side this he also has integrated burglar/ fire alarm systems/ cctv cameras, a coffee table which doubles as a multimedia pc, and much much more...!
If networking carries on in this way, every single device you can think of will be connected to some kind of network, and therefore need an ip address. 6 billion people in the world at the moment, so if they each had 7 public ip addresses, then they would all be used up! Bear in mind that the population is increasing... technology is becoming more popular etc, and i am sure that we will reach the 42blllion mark!
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