IPv4 allocations-not many left

Started by Steve, Jan 19, 2010, 18:28:04

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Steve

ZDNet has reported
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-385195.html

It looks like the previous estimates of 2012 may not be correct, we could run out of IPv4 address allocations sooner especially if there is a big demand this year.
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Rik

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Simon

Simon.
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Colin Burns

suppose the question is what happened to IP v5

Steve

I think odd IPv are experimental
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cmeerw

While IDNet might be ready for IPv6, parts of the BT network still suffers from packet corruption issues for small IPv6 packets, see http://aaisp.net.uk/news-ipv6.html

Steve

And are we surprised? Sadly we are not! ::)
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Gary

Trouble is how many IPV6 capable home routers are there out there?
Damned, if you do damned if you don't

somanyholes


Rik

Not to mention TVs, Bluray players etc. :)
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Gary

Quote from: somanyholes on Jan 21, 2010, 09:33:26
Unplug your IPv4 fridges now :)
That's just scary, I can see that going wrong and ending up with 22 pints of milk due to a bug  ::)
Damned, if you do damned if you don't

Rik

Drink them all and you'll probably get a bug. ;)
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somanyholes

or the wrong fish or meat, that would give some on here a heart failure  ;D

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wecpcs

Quote from: Gary on Jan 21, 2010, 08:53:22
Trouble is how many IPV6 capable home routers are there out there?

I have just been looking into this since I noticed somewhere that AAISP are dropping IPv4 completely and on the Netgear forum a moderator has stated that no Netgear routers support IPv6. I can see many problems ahead.

Colin

Rik

I think you're right, Colin. Look how slow router manufacturers have been at adopting gigabit ports. :(
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adamr8965

i have know idea what ipv's are  :dunno:

Rik

We are all uniquely identified while on the net by an IP address, that's how traffic knows where to go when you click on a link, for example. The current version is 4, hence IPv4, but we are rapidly running out of these numbers (much as we ran out of phone numbers in the UK). The cure is to move to IPv6, which uses a 'bigger' number to identify people and hence can provide the extra addresses.
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adamr8965

i see, so there's no problem swapping over then.

Rik

None. I don't know whether everyone will swap or just new numbers will be in v6 format, but it should be painless for the user.
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adamr8965

Another sign rik thats there to many people in the world.

Rik

Or, at least, that there's too many on the 'net. :)
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adamr8965

There about 60million households in the uk, how many have internet?