diff --git a/2. IPv6 Basic Technology/Addresses.md b/2. IPv6 Basic Technology/Addresses.md index 6883958..b7d1553 100644 --- a/2. IPv6 Basic Technology/Addresses.md +++ b/2. IPv6 Basic Technology/Addresses.md @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ ## Addresses A 128 bit address is big enough that, assuming the adoption of wise -allocation policies, IPv6 will never run out of addresses. However, the +allocation policies, IPv6 will [never](https://m.xkcd.com/865/) +run out of addresses. However, the reason for choosing 128 rather than 64 was not just that: it was also to allow for some intrinsic structure to addresses, as described below. On the other hand, a *fundamental* property of IPv6 unicast routing is that