Quote by Jon Postel

One of the things that is not so good is that a decision was made long ago about the size of an IP address - 32 bits. At the time it was a number much larger than anyone could imagine ever having that many computers but it turned out to be to small.

One of the things that is not so good is that a decision was

Summary

This quote relates to the limitations of the current IP addressing system used in computer networks. The decision to adopt a 32-bit IP address was made with the assumption that the number of computers would never exceed what was imaginable at the time. However, due to the exponential growth of the internet and the increasing number of connected devices, this addressing scheme proved to be insufficient. Thus, this quote highlights the hindsight realization that the initial choice for IP address size was too small to accommodate the vast number of computers and devices we have today.

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By Jon Postel

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