Are you ready for the internet crunch?

[cycloneye]

Oh boy,in 18 months the internet will run out of ip addresses and that would be very bad as the net wont grow more.

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/05/27/ ... tml?hpt=C1



(CNN) -- The internet as we know it is reaching its limits.

Within 18 months it is estimated that the number of new devices able to connect to the world wide web will plummet as we run out of "IP addresses" -- the unique codes that provide access to the internet for everything from PCs to smart phones.

"The internet as we know it will no longer be able to grow," Daniel Karrenberg, chief scientist at RIPE NCC, the organization that issues IP addresses in Europe, told CNN.

"That doesn't mean it will cease to function, but entry could be limited to new devices."

[wx247]

Ok... so I am not very tech savvy. I know what an IP address, but someone please explain what this means for the average person.

[CajunMama]

wx247, click on the link for the story. That's only a tiny bit of the story and not all of it was copied.

[lester]

IP v4 addresses (numbered) will run out soon that i know. IPv6 addresses *should* be okay.

[HURAKAN]

I didn't know you would run out of that! LOL

[wx247]

wx247, click on the link for the story. That's only a tiny bit of the story and not all of it was copied.

I did read it. I am just wondering how this affects the average person in layman's terms. I do know what an IP address is, but when they started talking about the different types my eyes sort of cross. haha

Like, I don't know the difference between the Ipv4, which are almost full, compared with the Ipv6. I guess it really doesn't matter.

[coriolis]

I predict that this will prove to be a non-issue by most accounts. There's too much money to be made on the internet. Nothing will get in the way of that.

[lester]

wx247, click on the link for the story. That's only a tiny bit of the story and not all of it was copied.

I did read it. I am just wondering how this affects the average person in layman's terms. I do know what an IP address is, but when they started talking about the different types my eyes sort of cross. haha

Like, I don't know the difference between the Ipv4, which are almost full, compared with the Ipv6. I guess it really doesn't matter.

ipv4 addresses are made out of numbers (i.e 34.23.55.67)

ipv6 addresses are hexidecimal (i.e 2001:0DB8:AC10:FE08)

[gtalum]

In English, it means that unless much more of the internet switches to the ipv6 protocol, there will be no more IP addresses left to issue. This means that you won't be able to connect a new device to the internet.

[wx247]

In English, it means that unless much more of the internet switches to the ipv6 protocol, there will be no more IP addresses left to issue. This means that you won't be able to connect a new device to the internet.

Thank you. I can't imagine this really being a problem... Steve Jobs and Bill Gates will most definitely solve this in time.

[gtalum]

In English, it means that unless much more of the internet switches to the ipv6 protocol, there will be no more IP addresses left to issue. This means that you won't be able to connect a new device to the internet.

Thank you. I can't imagine this really being a problem... Steve Jobs and Bill Gates will most definitely solve this in time.

They already have a solution in implementing the IPv6 protocol in newer operating systems. The issue is getting the update to older computers still using old operating systems that only support IPv4. Linux, OS X, and Windows Vista/Windows 7 all are capable of using IPv6. I suspect Microsoft will push an update for XP and Apple will push an update for older versions of OS X to solve the problem.

[profitgs]

In English, it means that unless much more of the internet switches to the ipv6 protocol, there will be no more IP addresses left to issue. This means that you won't be able to connect a new device to the internet.

Thank you. I can't imagine this really being a problem... Steve Jobs and Bill Gates will most definitely solve this in time.

yes..I agree with it..

[tronbunny]

Actually, you can get away with your router managing it.
I know that is what it will take to support the older systems in homes and businesses. As for phones, same kind of deal. But handled by your comms provider.