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NoOneMan

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6. Thats an incredibly basic question

Tue Jun 11, 2013, 08:57 PM

Jun 2013

If anyone is interviewing at a place that *would* ask that question and they couldn't answer it, they don't belong there.

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You go for an interview and are handed this question. [View all] CK_John Jun 2013 OP

All I know is when ipv6 doesn't work neither does my router. dkf Jun 2013 #1

when mine doesn't work, I have to mop up the floor. n/t Whisp Jun 2013 #4

Its just awful when IPv8 Electric Monk Jun 2013 #69

And then there's the bigger quandary... pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #78

got data to prove that? nt msongs Jun 2013 #2

I had some douchebag ask me what I did growing up as a kid. madinmaryland Jun 2013 #3

Wrong this is a very simple question but it separates out the technophobs, from the tech comfortable CK_John Jun 2013 #9

In IT that question separates the competent from the incompetent. Posteritatis Jun 2013 #23

Yep. Questions like that are routine for a lot of employers hiring tech positions. Xithras Jun 2013 #50

More than half getting that wrong is kinda appalling Posteritatis Jun 2013 #96

You need to get out more duffyduff Jun 2013 #43

And spelling "technophobe" the way you did... catnhatnh Jun 2013 #46

Is a "technophob" anything like a Le Taz Hot Jun 2013 #91

Personal life questions in an interview are a "no-no". roamer65 Jun 2013 #33

If I was interviewing for a job that required that I know the difference WestStar Jun 2013 #5

Thats an incredibly basic question NoOneMan Jun 2013 #6

2? NightWatcher Jun 2013 #7

IPv5 is SO underappreciated pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #8

That's the problem with odd numbers. CK_John Jun 2013 #15

Whatchoo mean by "odd"? pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #19

IPv4 has a 32-bit address space, IPv6 has a 128-bit address space. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2013 #10

"With a hammer" A HERETIC I AM Jun 2013 #22

Ah, but what _kind_ of hammer? Fumesucker Jun 2013 #35

A bit banger, of course. n/t winter is coming Jun 2013 #58

Considering the size of the environment, I would have stopped counting after....... wandy Jun 2013 #60

Let the DNS server administrator sort it out. longship Jun 2013 #63

What a crock of shit. You've deliberately made the question vague and your assumption Egalitarian Thug Jun 2013 #11

just hire a H1B and save yourself the drama, thats what I say. nt galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #27

or even better...Hire a team of Chinese programmers to do your job for you VanillaRhapsody Jun 2013 #49

One has been implemented; the other, not so much. FarCenter Jun 2013 #12

That only applies is you are applying for a network job, including network programming. That is not still_one Jun 2013 #13

To be fair shawn703 Jun 2013 #14

Going by Malcom Gladwell's rule, it take 10,000 hours to master a skill FarCenter Jun 2013 #17

There aren't enough jobs to go around. Not everybody needs to know IPv6. limpyhobbler Jun 2013 #16

IPv2 proud2BlibKansan Jun 2013 #18

For the win! nt historylovr Jun 2013 #61

That's what Google is for, so I don't have to hold all that detail in my head Fumesucker Jun 2013 #20

I remember one time asking the engineer I was working under madokie Jun 2013 #79

G3 ret5hd Jun 2013 #94

Close, that's counterclockwise Fumesucker Jun 2013 #95

If I can answer that with two humanities degrees there's no excuse for *any* IT workers not to. (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2013 #21

Thats easy if you are in the IP networking biz usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jun 2013 #24

Olive Garden Security? hootinholler Jun 2013 #25

Drop the breadstick, ma'am. Dash87 Jun 2013 #87

larger address space but I could not go into details Skittles Jun 2013 #26

"My answer is I don't need to know that." Chan790 Jun 2013 #28

agreed Boom Sound 416 Jun 2013 #47

Michelle Bachmann said the vaccine for it causes cancer. Squinch Jun 2013 #29

^^ Best response in the thread ^^ Lizzie Poppet Jun 2013 #55

^^^ #29 is the answer I was looking for! nt ^^^ Ilsa Jun 2013 #88

DUzy Dash87 Jun 2013 #89

That's a question for a network engineer position. roamer65 Jun 2013 #30

This would be for a network administator position? notadmblnd Jun 2013 #31

How about a 911 dispatcher? CK_John Jun 2013 #32

I dont see where they would need to know the difference notadmblnd Jun 2013 #37

As a former dispatcher I answered in another post. xmas74 Jun 2013 #65

I've been a 911 dispatcher xmas74 Jun 2013 #64

All I know is that it isn't a fish, so I wouldn't qualify anyway. alarimer Jun 2013 #34

You'd probably hit it off with my next door neighbor Fumesucker Jun 2013 #41

I don't know the answer GiveMeFreedom Jun 2013 #36

One is actually implemented Recursion Jun 2013 #38

I only knew it long enough for the test sammytko Jun 2013 #39

Valid question if you're vying for an IT infrastructure job, IMO CakeGrrl Jun 2013 #40

So true, many IT jobs have no need to know that. n-t Logical Jun 2013 #52

Apparently, the only jobs in the world are IT jobs... SidDithers Jun 2013 #42

Hey John... catnhatnh Jun 2013 #44

Excellent post... SidDithers Jun 2013 #45

Then how come 50% of college grads can't find work? Or if your over 40 and looking for work CK_John Jun 2013 #54

Try this experiment... catnhatnh Jun 2013 #57

Got a link? Or are you just blowing hot air Lex Jun 2013 #48

Many IT jobs require no knowledge of that. Not sure what your point is. n-t Logical Jun 2013 #51

I'd ask, what does that have to do with machine work? House of Roberts Jun 2013 #53

2 ThomThom Jun 2013 #56

I would have to answer that I pee V8. Godhumor Jun 2013 #59

You mean WalMart cashiers are asked this question? Or do you mean someone in healthcare field? Honeycombe8 Jun 2013 #62

jeez you're wicked smaht . olddots Jun 2013 #66

What's the maximum effective range of a M240B? Pelican Jun 2013 #67

Yes, I can. But such questions are only appropriate in certain IT jobs DisgustipatedinCA Jun 2013 #68

uhh. IPv4... Abukhatar Jun 2013 #70

Depends on your profession Samurai_Writer Jun 2013 #71

LOL: Better stick with: Do you want to supersize that for an extra $0.85? FSogol Jun 2013 #72

I would answer: "All I know is that IP freely." Orrex Jun 2013 #73

Good to know pinboy3niner Jun 2013 #74

IPv6 her? I don't even know her! FSogol Jun 2013 #83

You go for an interview and are handed this question. Lurker Deluxe Jun 2013 #75

My guess would be low carbon steel. Something like a coat hanger. reusrename Jun 2013 #77

Although I have hired folks who couldn't answer correctly, the question I always ask is: reusrename Jun 2013 #76

IPv6 has leather bucket seats and a six speed transmission. Savannahmann Jun 2013 #80

Describe the differences between 18-8 and 17-4. Ptah Jun 2013 #81

It's a very simple answer TroglodyteScholar Jun 2013 #82

More pertinent: KatyMan Jun 2013 #84

You wouldn't need to know that minus maybe networking related positions. Dash87 Jun 2013 #85

My experience... KansDem Jun 2013 #86

I would not get the job tabbycat31 Jun 2013 #90

So, because someone doesn't know the difference Le Taz Hot Jun 2013 #92

Depends on the job. hobbit709 Jun 2013 #93

wouldnt want the job if i had to know stuff like this. not every job is IT you know loli phabay Jun 2013 #97

The basic difference? drm604 Jun 2013 #98

Konica makes me disable IPv6 on the DS-7 software... ileus Jun 2013 #99