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There Is No Plan B, the Ugly Transition To IPv6

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the no-not-that-plan-b dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Internet is running out of IPv4 addresses — not at some point in the future, but right now. But the only solution to the problem, IPv6, is just now really starting to be deployed. That's why we're all in for some tough times ahead."

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  1. Reclaim Some? by d0nster · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe we should reclaim some of AOL's massive block of addresses. It would help a little in the short run. And they sure aren't using them.

    1. Re:Reclaim Some? by Sir_Lewk · · Score: 4, Funny

      AOL now has more subscribers in 2010 than they did in 2000. And I'm one of them

      This explains... so much.

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      "linux is just DOS with a UNIX like syntax" -- Galactic Dominator (944134)
    2. Re:Reclaim Some? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      Why not just link to the 45 other places you've posted the list? I've seen this same conversation with you 25 times. You know what? I hope they do take away your fucking TV. I hope you turn it on one day, and nothing is there. I hope you sit there and stare at a blank screen (not even snow to look at - they took that from you too already, didn't they?). I smile as I think of your simple whimpering as you paw in futility at the TV. Your only friend...gone...gone...

      Gone.

      Please shut the fuck up about your god damn antenna TV. No one cares. Get bittorrent, get cable, whatever.

    3. Re:Reclaim Some? by ElKry · · Score: 3, Funny

      Woah, I wish they could get the wonders of compression to work with DSL and cable, too.

  2. Why didn't somebody tell us? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    What? We're running out of IPv4 addresses? Why are we only learning this NOW? This is an outrage! Why haven't tech sites told us about this problem sooner...say, several times a year?

  3. The solution! by airfoobar · · Score: 3, Funny

    We should just censor half the internet and reclaim those IP addresses! That should solve the problem and give us plenty of time to move to IPv6!

    Hey, it looks our "tech-aware" government is already trying that -- never mind!

  4. The solution is simple by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Just force all porn sites on the internet to be accessible from IPv6 addresses only.

  5. crisis? opportunity! by F�an�ro · · Score: 4, Funny

    So, what are the best ways to profit from this crisis?

    Hoarding IP addresses is an obvious way, but that market seems pretty crowded already.

  6. Re:Right now? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    we're running out of ipv6 addresses!

    buy your *now*

  7. The leading cause of smug is no longer hybrids. by pak9rabid · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's the unnecessary use of IPv6 on private networks.

  8. IPv4 is warmer and I'll never switch by SteeldrivingJon · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'll never switch to IPv6 with its cold, digital precision rendering of data. The lower resolution of IPv4 just provides a better rendition of old favorites like slashdot, to my eyes anyway. Sure, there's some noise, some clicks and pops, but nothing matches wikipedia seen through a nice tube monitor.

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    September 2011: Looking for Cocoa/iOS work in Boston area Cocoa Programmer Quincy, MA
  9. Re:Right now? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which you can die.

  10. Threaten to switch to bang-paths by SteeldrivingJon · · Score: 2, Funny

    That ought to scare people into compliance.

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    September 2011: Looking for Cocoa/iOS work in Boston area Cocoa Programmer Quincy, MA
  11. Re:Article invalid by suutar · · Score: 2, Funny

    So you have a NAT system that can block outgoing ssh connections based on the username as well as the address, or block individual pages of a website? Awesome! Tell me more. I've been using application proxies for this stuff.