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Asia Runs Out of IPv4 Addresses

Posted by timothy on from the perhaps-you'd-like-to-try-the-duck dept.

ZerXes writes "It seems that APNIC has just released the last block of IPv4 addresses and are now completely out, a lot faster then expected. Even though APNIC received 3 /8 blocks in February the high growth of mobile devices made the addresses run out even before the summer. 'From this day onwards, IPv6 is mandatory for building new Internet networks and services,' says APNIC Director General Paul Wilson."

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  1. Dual Stacks..... forever... by ObsessiveMathsFreak · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    IPv4 addresses may be running out, but we can all look forward to supporting them forever in a second stack, running parallel to our IPv6 software, now and forever, for the rest of eternity, Amen.

    Unless the entire world magically switches over to IPv6 all at once like the designers planned for. Hasn't happened yet though.

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    May the Maths Be with you!