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[-] db2@lemmy.world 104 points 2 weeks ago

They've got nothing on that hacker at 127.0.0.1 that fucker has all my files!

[-] SomeRandomNoob@discuss.tchncs.de 77 points 2 weeks ago

Probably intentional. There are enough stupid people in the World who would try funky things if those IPs where real.

[-] TwilightKiddy@programming.dev 37 points 2 weeks ago

Could have just used class E addresses, at least then it would look intentional insead of brainless.

[-] cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de 34 points 2 weeks ago

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.

[-] Tja@programming.dev 4 points 2 weeks ago

I don't think the movie was trying to teach you any It skill

[-] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

What is that scary shit that starts with '2001'?

[-] guillem@aussie.zone 13 points 2 weeks ago

The Klondike 5 of IP addresses.

[-] neidu3@sh.itjust.works 66 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

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 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah by using out-of-bounds numbers they avoid accidentally listing legitimate values who might get upset or free advertising

[-] MimicJar@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago

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 points 2 weeks ago

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 points 2 weeks ago

You can also use 200::/7. It's been deprecated since 2004

[-] Kushan@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

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 43 points 2 weeks ago

See? The ipv4 pool isn't exhausted yet. 3 quarters are still unassigned.:)

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Almost ¾ of each 8-bit part! That's about 230x of the current space!

[-] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 weeks ago

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 points 2 weeks ago
[-] SteveTech@aussie.zone 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Fun fact: there actually is an IP version 5, and the reason we went from v4 to v6.

[-] fonix232@fedia.io 18 points 2 weeks ago

This is beginner level IT-TV mishap.

Wanna see something truly ridiculous? How about two ~~girls~~ hackers one keyboard?

[-] Hasherm0n@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago

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 points 2 weeks ago

This is entirely believable.

[-] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

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 3 points 2 weeks ago

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 points 2 weeks ago

Dark web super subnets. IPV10!

[-] sobriquet@aussie.zone 6 points 2 weeks ago

What tv show/movie is this from?

[-] dave@feddit.uk 14 points 2 weeks ago

It’s from FUBAR. I think they took the show’s name as a general directive.

[-] sobriquet@aussie.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago

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 points 2 weeks ago

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 points 1 week ago

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 points 2 weeks ago

Could also be considered an insider joke meant for the technical audience.

[-] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

I love those cyber UI mockups in TV shows.

[-] Dicska@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

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 points 1 week ago

Not like the good old days.

this post was submitted on 16 Nov 2025
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