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Uh-Oh: Internet Has 340 Undecillion Addresses

New IP address system should cover us

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 9, 2012 5:22 PM CDT

(Newser) – Looks like the Internet has grown a tad—from about 4.3 billion unique addresses to 340 trillion trillion trillion of them, or 340 undecillion. What's the big deal? Well, that growth rate will soon eat up every available IP address, so Internet honchos...   Read full story »

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