There are several IP address ranges reserved specifically for documentation and examples such as 192.0.2.0/24 and 2001:db8::/32. That's what they should have used.
There's a great interview somewhere with the writers of one of these shows talking about how they knew this was shit and they had unofficial competitions with other shows to constantly one up each other on the stupidity.
This clip has I'm pretty sure the worst audio of all time, and not quality, were talking pure decisions. That sound has got to go, that's how you make vigilantes
Thank you, kind stranger! I put that one on my “to watch” list a while ago, but never got around to it. Guessing from your comment I possibly dodged a bullet?
Those IP addresses were about the most believable thing in that episode. It’s occasionally amusing nonsense, requires about 1% concentration, and if you fall asleep in one episode and wake up in the next, you won’t need to reach for the remote.
1% concentration is sometimes a stretch! 🤣 maybe I won’t completely rule it out, but I at least know what state of mind to be in if/when I watch it! Thanks.
Not a single mouse, cursor or command line in sight, but somehow they always type 84 letters per second, and get a flashy UI with animation, 3D models spinning, moving, zooming and morphing, or at the very least windows popping up and doing various stuff.
38 Comments
db2@lemmy.world · 107 pts · 287d
They've got nothing on that hacker at 127.0.0.1 that fucker has all my files!
over_clox@lemmy.world · 51 pts · 287d
But have you tried that address 255.255.255.255?
I hear it's the Master Key to the Internet...
TwilightKiddy@programming.dev · 37 pts · 287d
Stop teaching people how to scream, please.
SomeRandomNoob@discuss.tchncs.de · 78 pts · 287d
Probably intentional. There are enough stupid people in the World who would try funky things if those IPs where real.
TwilightKiddy@programming.dev · 37 pts · 287d
Could have just used class E addresses, at least then it would look intentional insead of brainless.
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de · 34 pts · 287d
There are several IP address ranges reserved specifically for documentation and examples such as 192.0.2.0/24 and 2001:db8::/32. That's what they should have used.
kungen@feddit.nu · 17 pts · 287d
It's cooler to use 172.16.0.0/12 because everyone just sees "192" and thinks it's part of 192.168.0.0/16.
cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de · 9 pts · 287d
That's a for LAN use. The other IPv4 example ranges are 198.51.100.0/24, 203.0.113.0/24 and 233.252.0.0/24.
Tja@programming.dev · 4 pts · 287d
I don't think the movie was trying to teach you any It skill
Whostosay@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 287d
What is that scary shit that starts with '2001'?
flowers_galore2@lemmynsfw.com · 3 pts · 287d
A Space Odyssey
Also IPv6 public addresses.
guillem@aussie.zone · 12 pts · 287d
neidu3@sh.itjust.works · 69 pts · 287d
I never raised any eyebrows at IPs like these in movies and on TV. It's just internet equivalent of fictitious phone numbers always containing 555.
Agent641@lemmy.world · 40 pts · 287d
Yeah by using out-of-bounds numbers they avoid accidentally listing legitimate values who might get upset or free advertising
MimicJar@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 287d
They could just use IPv6. Legitimately values or not no one is going to understand them, much less get upset by them.
pivot_root@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 287d
The attack was coming from ::1
Or if that's too unbelievable, fe80:: has some scary implications while also not likely to ever be a real device.
exu@feditown.com · 10 pts · 287d
You can also use
200::/7. It's been deprecated since 2004flowers_galore2@lemmynsfw.com · 4 pts · 287d
Nice rabbithole, thanks
Kushan@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 287d
There are already several reserved IP ranges for this kind of purpose, like 198.51.100.0/24 or 203.0.113.0/24.
probable_possum@leminal.space · 44 pts · 287d
See? The ipv4 pool isn't exhausted yet. 3 quarters are still unassigned.:)
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org · 5 pts · 287d
Almost ¾ of each 8-bit part! That's about 230x of the current space!
Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 287d
Oh nice those 40 bit addresses, just what we needed to spice up our IPv4 and IPv6 dual stack world
mack@lemmy.sdf.org · 35 pts · 287d
the forgotten ipv5
SteveTech@aussie.zone · 14 pts · 287d
Fun fact: there actually is an IP version 5, and the reason we went from v4 to v6.
fonix232@fedia.io · 18 pts · 287d
This is beginner level IT-TV mishap.
Wanna see something truly ridiculous? How about two
girlshackers one keyboard?Hasherm0n@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 287d
There's a great interview somewhere with the writers of one of these shows talking about how they knew this was shit and they had unofficial competitions with other shows to constantly one up each other on the stupidity.
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 4 pts · 287d
This is entirely believable.
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 4 pts · 287d
I used to watch that show and it was always full of this sort of master hacker bs and I loved it - for a while.
Whostosay@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 287d
This clip has I'm pretty sure the worst audio of all time, and not quality, were talking pure decisions. That sound has got to go, that's how you make vigilantes
LemmyBruceLeeMarvin@lemmy.ml · 13 pts · 287d
Dark web super subnets. IPV10!
sobriquet@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 287d
What tv show/movie is this from?
dave@feddit.uk · 14 pts · 287d
It’s from FUBAR. I think they took the show’s name as a general directive.
sobriquet@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 287d
Thank you, kind stranger! I put that one on my “to watch” list a while ago, but never got around to it. Guessing from your comment I possibly dodged a bullet?
dave@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 287d
Those IP addresses were about the most believable thing in that episode. It’s occasionally amusing nonsense, requires about 1% concentration, and if you fall asleep in one episode and wake up in the next, you won’t need to reach for the remote.
sobriquet@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 285d
1% concentration is sometimes a stretch! 🤣 maybe I won’t completely rule it out, but I at least know what state of mind to be in if/when I watch it! Thanks.
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 287d
Could also be considered an insider joke meant for the technical audience.
A_norny_mousse@feddit.org · 4 pts · 287d
I love those cyber UI mockups in TV shows.
Dicska@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 287d
Not a single mouse, cursor or command line in sight, but somehow they always type 84 letters per second, and get a flashy UI with animation, 3D models spinning, moving, zooming and morphing, or at the very least windows popping up and doing various stuff.
Just like in real life.
dave@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 285d
Not like the good old days.
dan69@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 287d