50 -----Original Message----- From: Crawford, Scott [mailto:crawfo...@evangel.edu] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 6:55 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: [semi-OT] Last IPv4 address blocks assigned
out of curiosity, how many computers does that serve? ________________________________________ From: Kramer, Jack [jack.kra...@ur.msu.edu] Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 8:13 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: [semi-OT] Last IPv4 address blocks assigned The nice thing about being at a public university - 520,000 IP addresses. (Michigan State has 35.8 through 35.15.) I wonder if we can sell them? It'd help make up for state budget cuts. ---- Jack Kramer Computer Systems Specialist University Relations, Michigan State University w: 517-884-1231 / c: 248-635-4955 On 2/3/11 5:43 PM, "Ben Scott" <mailvor...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's official. Today (Thr 3 Feb 2010), IANA delegated the last free >IPv4 address blocks to the Regional Internet Registries. There are no >free blocks left. > >http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/02/river-of-ipv4-addresses >-of >ficially-runs-dry.ars > > It will doubtless take a little time for those blocks to trickle down >to actual network operators. And, of course, just because address >space is assigned doesn't mean it's used; some "idle" blocks may be >released or even sold. > > But any which way you slice it, the writing on the wall is clear: >Getting public IPv4 addresses is going to become increasingly >difficult. > > Welcome to IPv6. Hope you brought your helmet. > >-- Ben > >~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ ><http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > >--- >To manage subscriptions click here: >http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com >with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
