Internet goes down in flames as service providers struggle with IPv4

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  1. ronjor

    ronjor Global Moderator

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    http://www.itproportal.com/2014/08/...age-ipv4-ipv6-bgp-routers-address-exhaustion/
     
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    http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/08/internet-routers-hitting-512k-limit-some-become-unreliable/
     
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    I've been hearing the sentence "IPv4 runs out of space" since at least 2007.
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    That's because Microsoft doesn't run the Internet.
     
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    Come on, every knows that Al Gore does.
     
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    It'd help if I knew who Al Gore was.
     
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    Humor is a good thing, but in case ya'll missed it, uh - didn't read the article, it is about routers that caused a problem when they were not updated.

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    Can somebody tell me what is preventing ISPs from switching to IPv6? All routers since 2009 are IPv6 capable. All ISPs have been touting since the last 3 years that they offer IPv6 capability, but for some reason they never enable IPv6 for their customers, e.g my cable modem still connects at IPv4, even though both the modem and ISP are IPv6 capable.
     
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    Consider yourself lucky that you don't!
     
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    Yeah, it helps to read the article. BT have been pushing their new fibreoptic cable and an updated router for a while now. I upgraded only a few months ago.
     
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    Ignorance is bliss. ;)
     
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    Tell me about it, I was afraid back then, how am I gonna cope IPv6 without IPv6 router, now I have the router finally, but still no IPv4 connection. :D
    I was recently buying a new router and I wanted IPv6 compatible and I have had a hard time finding one, like 1 of 50, not talking about the most expensive ones.
    ISPs usually offer the cheapest ones, all local providers give IPv4 only routers and a speed is about 100 MBps via optic, so it is not like they can not afford it.
     
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    well they cant switch to it single stacked as most websites are ipv4 only, but in terms of preventing dual stack ipv6 I think its laziness and money. In the uk all the isp's seem to not want to be the first to mass deploy ipv6, I have it natively from my isp but only as part of a trial, they haven't mass rolled it out.
     
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    My ISP is still not IPV6 ready. An alternate ISP in the area is also not IPV6 ready. As others have mentioned, they have adopted the stance that they will spend the money when it is necessary. Slowdowns and the occasional outage will not be enough to get the upgrades in place. It is the same mentality that some countries took with Y2K warnings. The proactive players, who were the big companies and governments had saved the butts of those who did nothing. The procrastinators went about making changes only as issues arose and that meant there were no flames for the media to fan. Many considered it a 'crying wolf ' event.
     
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