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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. Right now? by aliquis · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Exactly. Haven't we been running out of them for at least the last 10 years?

    Awesome that no-one ever cared.

    I can't see why anyone would now either.

    Is it all thanks to Microsoft? Other network equipment? Embedded systems?