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Old 04-24-2010, 04:12 PM   #1
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LXer: IPv4's Last Day: What Will Happen When There Is Only IPv6?


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TORONTO -- How will we know when IPv4 address space is all used up? And what will happen when that day comes? The modern Internet has been built using IPv4 (define), which provides for 4.3 billion address, a supply that could run dry within the next two years. Organizations that allocate IP address space like the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) have attempted to forecast when IPv4 address space will be gone, but it's not an exact science, and there is no precise date to mark on a calendar.

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Old 04-25-2010, 04:25 AM   #2
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It'll be like y2k, the lights will go out, the nukes will launch, pigs will fly.
 
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I don't think IPv4 will totally disappear. Quite possibly it will be used for years(decades?) to come still. Why? Because of NAT routers. The aim for IPv6 is for more addresses yes, but for private addresses IPv4 is just fine, and so I don't see it going away in the distance future, if at all.
 
  


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