web's running out of addresses?

RawAlex · 09-25-2008

he has been on that same horse for about 5 years now. He is once again trying to scare more people into moving to IPv6.

The truth is there is no shortage of IP addresses, just incredible huge wastes of IP addresses. Most ISPs use gateways and require only a handful exposed address for their users (think AOL). Wireless access providers could do very similar.

Some schools have 1 IP per device in their school, with a full class A and more often attributed to their school. As a result, there is a "shortage" of IP addresses in the real world, but each student has a distinct IP for each of the computers in their dorm room.

09-25-2008	#2
RawAlex Members $100 for every ImLive sign-up Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,036	Re: web's running out of addresses? he has been on that same horse for about 5 years now. He is once again trying to scare more people into moving to IPv6. The truth is there is no shortage of IP addresses, just incredible huge wastes of IP addresses. Most ISPs use gateways and require only a handful exposed address for their users (think AOL). Wireless access providers could do very similar. Some schools have 1 IP per device in their school, with a full class A and more often attributed to their school. As a result, there is a "shortage" of IP addresses in the real world, but each student has a distinct IP for each of the computers in their dorm room. __________________ Let's go to the edge of disaster Push the pedal and go a little faster Let's slam into a wall at ramming speed Let's go to the edge of a mountain Jump off and lets start countin' Hit the ground and tell me if it bleeds