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0 pointsJuettnerDistrib4y ago0 comments

Perhaps in more human terms:

On the surface of the Earth, there are 8.4 IPv4 addresses per km^2. Not counting the oceans, that would be 28 IPv4 addresses per km^2 land.

IPv6 gives 10^17 addresses per mm^2 (yes, square millimeter).

In terms of volume, 10^8 IPv6 addresses per mm^3 throughout the Earth.

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> IPv6 gives 10^17 addresses per mm^2 (yes, square millimeter).

Not that it practically matters, but: is that the 'full surface' or not counting the oceans (land-only)?

Full surface including oceans. I actually got something like 6.6 * 10^17 per mm^2, but who's counting?

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