Sales of Unused IPv4 Addresses Gaining Steam 329
netbuzz writes "A growing number of U.S. carriers and enterprises are hedging their bets on IPv6 by purchasing blocks of unused IPv4 addresses through official channels or behind-the-scenes deals. There is certainly no shortage of stock, as these address brokers have blocks available that range from 65,000 to more than a million IPv4 addresses. And it's not just large companies and institutions benefiting, as one attorney who's involved in the market says he represents a woman who came into possession of a block of IPv4 address in the early '90s and now, 'She's in her 70s, and she's going to have a windfall.''"
Re:Bullshit (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Bullshit (Score:3, Informative)
The 70-year-old lady "owns" the lease. She is (apparently) selling her rights to those addresses. So, yes, a person can't "own an address", but you can own the rights to use it.
Re:class a blocks (Score:5, Informative)
Ford was profitable in 09, 10, and 11. [yahoo.com]
So by "recent" I assume you mean 2008, when it lost 14.6 billion [businessweek.com].
From TFA, each address is worth about $12.
So unless math has changed and 12 x 16million equals 14.6 billion... No, they could not have "averted their recent financial woes by auctioning off their addresses".
Re:Exactly why we don't need IPv6 (Score:5, Informative)
Does "fe80::202:b3ff:fe1e:8329" actually stand for an IP address of "fe80:0000:0000:0000:0202:b3ff:fe1e:8329" or does it stand for "fe80:0000:0000:0000:0000:0202:b3ff:fe1e with port 8329"?
The former, your ip:port example would be [fe80::202:b3ff:fe1e]:8329
RFC3986