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Vint Cerf Keeps Blaming Himself For IPv4 Limit

Posted by kdawson on from the mea-maxima-culpa dept.

netbuzz writes "Everyone knows that IPv4 addresses are nearly gone and the ongoing move to IPv6 is inevitable if not exactly welcomed by all. If you've ever wondered why the IT world finds itself in this situation, Vint Cerf, known far and wide as one of the fathers of the Internet, wants you to know that it's OK to blame him. He certainly does so himself. In fact, he does so time and time and time again."

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  1. Things people do... by Anonymatt · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Is this a backwards opportunity taken for asserting that he is one of the Fathers of the Internet?

  2. Glad thats sorted out! by powerlord · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Cool. Now that we've assigned blame, hopefully we can move forward with FIXING the problem.

    Since there is already a fix available (IPv6), if/when this DOES become a problem, THAT problem should be assigned squarely on the shoulders of the people who failed to implement the FIX in a timely enough manner.

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  3. Re:Bogus shortage by jandrese · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The scary thing is that for every Class A returned to the pool, you only buy like a month of life for IPv4. It's just growing too fast now and we're going to start seeing a lot of stories about people not getting their IP addresses in a year or two. Luckily it won't affect existing customers too badly, but it will be a real limit on growth.

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