Next up, the practicalities of using IP addresses – which ones can be used and which ones can’t be used?
You know that there has been a huge explosion in the use of computers over the past two decades. A PC used to be a very expensive item which few people could afford; therefore, they were reserved for use by well-funded companies only. Today, nearly every house contains one or more computers.
The problem, of course, is that IPv4 was devised when only a limited number of devices were being used and there was no anticipation of this situation . . .
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