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Free IPv4 Pool Now Down To Seven /8s

Posted by timothy on from the need-to-join-a-new-pool dept.

Zocalo writes "For those of you keeping score, ICANN just allocated another four /8 IPv4 blocks; 23/8 and 100/8 to ARIN, 5/8 and 37/8 to RIPE, leaving just seven /8s unassigned. In effect however, this means that there are now just two /8s available before the entire pool will be assigned due to an arrangement whereby the five Regional Internet Registries would each automatically receive one of the final five /8s once that threshold was met. The IPv4 Address Report counter at Potaroo.net is pending an update and still saying 96 days, but it's now starting to look doubtful that we're going to even make it to January."

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  1. So slashdot, when are YOU getting on ipv6 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Because I'm on it right now yet I see no AAAA record. Pretty much anyone on Comcast can get a 6rd address at the drop of a hat; native dual stack is coming. Other providers will have to get on the bandwagon soon I gather. Whine endless about the end of ipv4 after you've already made arrangements to join the modern age.

  2. Re:Last IP! by Nethead · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I can announce and route down to a /32. It's up to my peers to accept that announcement. Some may and some may not. It depends upon politics, payment, router memory and BOFH whim.

    A /24 is commonly the longest network accepted for re-announcement, but that is not a hard rule.

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  3. Re:NAT! by Nethead · · Score: 3, Interesting

    IP address reclamation will get us back at least 40% of the address space.

    But not necessaries usable addresses on routable boundaries.

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    -- I have a private email server in my basement.
  4. MAC Address? by itamblyn · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Why is IPv6 not based on MAC adresses? I've never understood this. Every piece of electronics capable of connecting to a network has at least one unique hardware id already. Why do we need a new one? Is there are reason not to just use this number? Or have I misunderstood, and this actually IS the plan.

  5. Re:Whatever by knorthern+knight · · Score: 3, Interesting

    > I agree that the MAC address based network address is
    > scary but I wonder how much of a signature they already
    > have from other properties of my computer.. I wonder
    > how long before the IPv6 address is used to try and
    > prove that it was a specific computer that generated
    > some traffic.

    Here's a computer-user IQ test. Question "what is your MAC address?"

    * Typical user... I don't got a Mac, I got a Winders PC.

    * Competent user... checks his network config and supplies answer.

    * l33t h@x0r d00d... what do you want it to be?

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