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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. Then by fswine · · Score: 5, Insightful

    GRAMMAR NAZI ALERT!

    "a lot faster then expected"

    Do people know the difference between then and than anymore?

    Inappropriate use of your/you're there/their/they're then/than drives me nuts.

    ZerXes, go back to digg.

  2. Re:NAT by Bacon+Bits · · Score: 5, Insightful

    NAT is a solution to address depletion in the same manner than increasing the debt cap is a solution to the US national deficit.

    NAT, to a networking professional, is an abomination. It functions literally by breaking TCP/IP and lying to network neighbors. It functions by breaking the rules networks are designed and intended to play by, and overuse of NAT prevents any intelligence in routing and networking. Imagine if mailing addresses were limited in the same manner. Everything is a PO Box. Now imagine several layers of PO Boxes have to be traversed for anything to be delivered.

    Moving to IPv6 is the right way to fix this. It's not easy, but it's the right way to do it.

    --
    The road to tyranny has always been paved with claims of necessity.