http://live.pirillo.com/ – ODid you know there's a limit to the number of devices that can be connected to the Internet at any given time? It's true – we're running out of IP addresses that can be given out. IPv4 was originally designed at a time when "the next biggest thing" was getting 1/3 of the US population a "home computer." As you can imagine, nobody could imagine the explosive growth of the Internet.

Right now we're in a transitional period: from IPv4 to IPv6. With IPv4 we only had 32 bits worth of numbers that could be used on the Internet. With IPv6 we have 128 bits worth of numbers.

What is IPv6? It's basically the same Internet Protocol, it just has a lot more numbers. It's also backwards compatible – so IPv4 addresses will actually work on IPv6. This simple means there are will be little to no impact felt by the average consumer: you'll get online in basically the same way you to today, surf the same way, and generally do the things you've always done.

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What is IPv6?