Every computer, modem, server and smart phone that connects to the Internet has a unique Internet protocol (IP) address, so users can find it. The address format, known as IPv4, was standardized in 1977 as a 32-digit binary number, making a then-seemingly unlimited 4.3 billion addresses (2^32) available. [More]
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I am not sure I understand how the new address will work
123.456.789.255 old
123.456.789.123.456.789 new
Am I right?
Not quite, they are in hex format to allow the great range.
An IPv6 address is represented as eight groups of four hexadecimal digits, each group representing 16 bits (two octets). The groups are separated by colons (:). An example of an IPv6 address is
2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334.
OH that's going to be a real pain in the Beep
