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Free IPv6 Subnets Are Going Away

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the for-a-glorious-tomorrow dept.

ar32h writes "The 6bone is going to be phased out soon. This means all of us who have IP addresses or subnets beginning with 3ffe from tunnel brokers like Freenet6 are going to be sorry out of luck." According to the linked phaseout plan, "It is anticipated that under this phaseout plan the 6bone will cease to operate by July 1, 2006, with all 6bone prefixes fully reclaimed by the IANA," but there are a number of sub-deadlines along the way.

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  1. a bit like ICANN by more+fool+you · · Score: 5, Funny

    the IANA giveth, the IANA taketh away. Are they running out of addresses already?

  2. 2006? by RobertTaylor · · Score: 4, Funny

    2006? Who cares, we will all have jet cars by then...

    1. Re:2006? by spinlocked · · Score: 4, Funny

      2006? Who cares, we will all have jet cars by then...

      We'll be able to deliver the packets by hand! How retrograde :)

      --
      # init 5
      Connection closed.

      Oh... ...bugger.
  3. Heh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Are they afraid they're gonna run out of IPs or something?

  4. eh? by Gantic · · Score: 4, Funny

    6bone? Oh my, i've slipped onto one of those sites again! /me closes before mum walks in

  5. Re:IANA by Jugalator · · Score: 4, Funny

    first time i read it as "I am not anal"

    Or, if you're a sci-fi nerd liking Isaac Asimov, you'd read IANAL as "I, Anal". ;-)

    --
    Beware: In C++, your friends can see your privates!
  6. reclaimed by the IANA...?! by lawpoop · · Score: 5, Funny

    What? You are not a what?!

    --
    Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.
    -- Pablo Picasso
  7. Re:1 IPv4 address = a /48 of IPv6 address space by cant_get_a_good_nick · · Score: 4, Funny

    I hereby claim 2002:7F00:0001::/48