Have you been in a cave, behind a NAT? :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv4_address_exhaustion
I remember reading that we would run out back in the 90's. Then better routing, DHCP and NAT saved the day. About 1 year ago I read we were going to run out in 2010. Now they say before 2012. My guess is "something" will happen before we run out and the date will be extended. However, I believe we will run out within a few years. In the US, ISPs Comcast and Verizon are testing IP6. I have not read that any other ISPs are testing. So, the switch to IP6 will be a rush job at the last minute. With IP6, every person on earth could have over 1 trillion IP addresses each. So, IP6 should last until self replicating nano bots are created. But maybe NAT will be used to save that day! } -----Original Message----- } From: [email protected] [mailto:hlds_linux- } [email protected]] On Behalf Of clad iron } Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2010 4:02 AM } To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list } Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] STEAM_0:0:1 } } could this have some truth ? less than a year ? } } http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/less-than-a-year-until- } internet-addresses-run-dry-20100726-10r83.html?autostart=1 } } On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 12:00 AM, Allan Button <[email protected]> } wrote: } } > 10,000 dial up users. Peak connected is 1000. If each one had a static } IP, } > you'd need 10,000 IPs. Because of DHCP, you can safely set out 1000 IPs } and } > know that each customer will receive a unique IP. } > } > So yes 'DHCP' can save IPs, and dialup was very popular, so its possible } > that the statement that without DHCP we would have run out of IPs 10 } years } > ago, is possible. } > } > Allan } > } > -----Original Message----- } > From: [email protected] [mailto: } > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Carl } > Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 10:04 PM } > To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list } > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] STEAM_0:0:1 } > } > You're thinking of NAT. } > } > Sent from my telnet. } > } > } > Guy Watkins wrote: } > > If not for dhcp, we would have run out of IP addresses over 10 years } ago! } > > } > > } -----Original Message----- } > > } From: [email protected] [mailto:hlds_linux- } > > } [email protected]] On Behalf Of Harry Strongburg } } > > Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 1:04 PM } To: Half-Life dedicated } > > Linux server mailing list } Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] STEAM_0:0:1 } } } > > On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 07:54:39PM +0300, Bajdechi Nightbox Alexandru } > > } wrote: } > > } > Imo Dynamic IPs should be banned. Who had this terrible idea to } > > invent } them } } ISPs who do not want their customers to run static } > > servers. It's also } easier to manage for them (just using DHCP to } > > assign IPs to customers is } easier than giving static ones). } > > } } > > } _______________________________________________ } > > } To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list } > > archives, } please visit: } > > } http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux } > > } > > } > > _______________________________________________ } > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, } > please visit: } > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux } > > } > } > } > _______________________________________________ } > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, } > please visit: } > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux } > } > _______________________________________________ } > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, } > please visit: } > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux } > } _______________________________________________ } To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, } please visit: } http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
