Technology and science fiction author Michael W. Lucas reports the adoption of Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR) networking as a technology milestone in 1993. Back on 24 September 1993, the IETF published RFC 1519 thus designating Classless Interdomain Routing (CIDR) and variable length subnet masks as the standard which were further described in a series of RFCs. So Monday was the 25th anniversary of the occasion.
CIDR entry on Wikipedia notes:
Before the implementation of CIDR, IPv4 networks were represented by the starting address and the subnet mask, both written in dot-decimal notation. Thus, 192.168.100.0/24 was often written as 192.168.100.0/255.255.255.0.
(Score: 2, Funny) by nitehawk214 on Wednesday September 26 2018, @06:51PM (4 children)
Let us toast it with a cider.
"Don't you ever miss the days when you used to be nostalgic?" -Loiosh
(Score: 5, Funny) by c0lo on Wednesday September 26 2018, @07:06PM (3 children)
An IPv4 enters a bar... and you won't believe what it said.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Wednesday September 26 2018, @10:24PM (2 children)
Of it was a new iPv6 bar, it wouldn't have been able to find the address..
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 3, Insightful) by c0lo on Wednesday September 26 2018, @11:05PM (1 child)
Nah, mate.
The (old already) canonical continuation is : " ... and says 'A strong CIDR please, I'm exhausted'"
Cheers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Wednesday September 26 2018, @11:11PM
Then the barman might aay they'd already had their fill.
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex