No more IP address

[Autocon]

what will we do when IPS run out?

http://www.news.com.au/technology/th...-1225995086627

[KillinSpoon]

Panic!

[jaydisc]

Sounds like a lot of FUD. IPv6 will do just fine.

[kaiden]

skynet will save us!

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Organics!


Seriously though, there is far too much money to be made from the internet, so someone will come up with something.

I think we have more to worry abut in the reliance on fossilised fuels.

Think about it, we do so much on dinosaurs and dead forests.

[Tabias Prime]

get rid of the porn sites.....that will free up some IP address's

[Golden Phoenix]

get rid of the porn sites.....that will free up some IP address's

But what else would we do online?

[Hursticon]

What a thoroughly stupid, ill-informed and scaremongering headline!?!

Put simply:
IPv4 = 2 to the power of 32 (4,294,967,296) possible addresses
IPv6 = 2 to the power of 128 (340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,45 6) possible addresses
(Minus some reserved addresses )

So, with IPv6, certain restricted addresses and the implementation of such technologies as NAT (Not to mention IPv4 and v6 working in tandem ) We have absolutely nothing to worry about whatsoever.

I suppose you've got to attract people to a crappy article somehow...

[GoktimusPrime]

Oh noez~! This may be the greatest threat to humanity since the Y2K Millenium Bug!!

[bruticus]

What a thoroughly stupid, ill-informed and scaremongering headline!?!

Put simply:
IPv4 = 2 to the power of 32 (4,294,967,296) possible addresses
IPv6 = 2 to the power of 128 (340,282,366,920,938,463,463,374,607,431,768,211,45 6) possible addresses
(Minus some reserved addresses )

So, with IPv6, certain restricted addresses and the implementation of such technologies as NAT (Not to mention IPv4 and v6 working in tandem ) We have absolutely nothing to worry about whatsoever.

I suppose you've got to attract people to a crappy article somehow...

Fark yeah!!! you tell them Hursty!