Favrion to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agoWhat does the 6 mean?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1293
arrow-up1293imageWhat does the 6 mean?lemmy.worldFavrion to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square65fedilink
minus-square@uriel238linkEnglish4•edit-210 months agoThis isn’t a wrong answers only post so lets make sure everyone is aware of Internet Protocol versions 4 and 6. Most internet addies look like this 001.002.003.004 That’s IPv4, the current common standard. And were running out of addresses. To fix this some systems are using IPv6 which adds two more numbers (and more bits per number) as well as a whole batch of protocol improvements. I’m pretty sure that’s what the WiFi ⁶ enumerator is about. …or maybe I’m wrong. All the interne6 suggests its the WiFi protocol version 6. Sorry. c/confidentlyincorrect
minus-square@trailblazer911@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•10 months agoIt’s the WiFi version. Some devices also show 6E.
This isn’t a wrong answers only post so lets make sure everyone is aware of Internet Protocol versions 4 and 6.
Most internet addies look like this 001.002.003.004
That’s IPv4, the current common standard. And were running out of addresses.
To fix this some systems are using IPv6 which adds two more numbers (and more bits per number) as well as a whole batch of protocol improvements.
I’m pretty sure that’s what the WiFi ⁶ enumerator is about.
…or maybe I’m wrong. All the interne6 suggests its the WiFi protocol version 6. Sorry.
c/confidentlyincorrect
It’s the WiFi version. Some devices also show 6E.