Free IPv4 Pool Now Down To Seven /8s
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Zocalo writes "For those of you keeping score, ICANN just allocated another four /8 IPv4 blocks; 23/8 and 100/8 to ARIN, 5/8 and 37/8 to RIPE, leaving just seven /8s unassigned. In effect however, this means that there are now just two /8s available before the entire pool will be assigned due to an arrangement whereby the five Regional Internet Registries would each automatically receive one of the final five /8s once that threshold was met. The IPv4 Address Report counter at Potaroo.net is pending an update and still saying 96 days, but it's now starting to look doubtful that we're going to even make it to January."
Soo... (Score:3, Interesting)
So, I keep hearing all this news about them running low... What happens when we run out?
-Taylor
So slashdot, when are YOU getting on ipv6 (Score:3, Interesting)
Because I'm on it right now yet I see no AAAA record. Pretty much anyone on Comcast can get a 6rd address at the drop of a hat; native dual stack is coming. Other providers will have to get on the bandwagon soon I gather. Whine endless about the end of ipv4 after you've already made arrangements to join the modern age.
all because MS won't put TLS on XP... (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Last IP! (Score:4, Interesting)
I can announce and route down to a /32. It's up to my peers to accept that announcement. Some may and some may not. It depends upon politics, payment, router memory and BOFH whim.
A /24 is commonly the longest network accepted for re-announcement, but that is not a hard rule.
Re:Soo... (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:NAT! (Score:4, Interesting)
IP address reclamation will get us back at least 40% of the address space.
But not necessaries usable addresses on routable boundaries.
Re:Soo... (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Soo... (Score:3, Interesting)
Some big ipv6 domains. (This list was posted to the nanog mailing list last week or so):
ipv6.cnn.com
ipv6.comcast.net
ipv6.google.com
www.ipv6.cisco.com
www.v6.facebook.com
m.v6.facebook.com
ipv6.t-mobile.com
ipv6.weather.yahoo.com
Re:Soo... (Score:3, Interesting)
Dual stack is the natural next step here. That means only things going off the LAN/VPN need support v6.
The enterprises won't have to replace their expensive routers, they can set up 6rd servers and department based gateways (or just configure the gateways they already have. Like the providers, they could have had the full support for free with a tiny bit of foresight.
New home router, $50, not all that expensive. Of go to OpenWRT.
Your printer doesn't likely need to go to v6. I suspect you don't offer it as a public resource.
You should update your phone's software. I understand iOS does support v6. I have no idea if the consoles do or do not support v6. If not, pester the vendor for a flash update.
Re:Last IP! (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Last IP! (Score:3, Interesting)
MAC Address? (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Meh. Allocate 240.0.0.0/4. (Score:3, Interesting)
I doubt that, there'd be no reason for anyone to write it up to not understand 240*
Re:Soo... (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Whatever (Score:4, Interesting)
> I agree that the MAC address based network address is
> scary but I wonder how much of a signature they already
> have from other properties of my computer.. I wonder
> how long before the IPv6 address is used to try and
> prove that it was a specific computer that generated
> some traffic.
Here's a computer-user IQ test. Question "what is your MAC address?"
* Typical user... I don't got a Mac, I got a Winders PC.
* Competent user... checks his network config and supplies answer.
* l33t h@x0r d00d... what do you want it to be?