Re: [CGUYS] IPv4 Exhaustion Counter

2009-11-13 Thread tjpa
Apparently there is a black hole into which IPs are disappearing. When blocks of IPs get blacklisted the blacklisting lasts forever. There is no mechanism for removing IPs from blacklists. Blacklists often copy from each other and there are so many different blacklists that it would be

Re: [CGUYS] IPv4 Exhaustion Counter

2009-11-13 Thread tjpa
There was a link on that I forgot to include... http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/11/a_year_later_a_look_back_at_mc.html On Nov 13, 2009, at 10:08 AM, tjpa wrote: Apparently there is a black hole into which IPs are disappearing. When blocks of IPs get blacklisted the

Re: [CGUYS] IPv4 Exhaustion Counter

2009-11-13 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
An opportunity for someone to market a blacklist cleaner - once blacklists get large enough to become too big? Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- Apparently there is a blak hole into which IPs are disappearing. When blocks of IPs get blacklisted the blacklisting lasts forever.

Re: [CGUYS] IPv4 Exhaustion Counter

2009-11-13 Thread tjpa
On Nov 13, 2009, at 10:41 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote: An opportunity for someone to market a blacklist cleaner - once blacklists get large enough to become too big? Great idea. I'll market it via spam and won't actually do any cleaning.

Re: [CGUYS] IPv4 Exhaustion Counter

2009-11-11 Thread tjpa
On Nov 10, 2009, at 10:02 PM, Ellen Rains Harris wrote: So does this mean I'm going to have to learn something about IPv6 or can we just steal some v4 from the less fortunate? That's a hard one. If Cheney were still running the show I'm sure we would be blockading Madagascar until they

Re: [CGUYS] IPv4 Exhaustion Counter

2009-11-11 Thread Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS)
If memory serves IPV6 is good to go. It is the effort to make the switch that is delaying it. (Disclaimer: I am not a network guru, but I do follow the tech press.) I also wonder what the motivation is for the internet service providers to make any effort? Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original

Re: [CGUYS] IPv4 Exhaustion Counter

2009-11-11 Thread Ellen Rains Harris
: tjpa t...@tjpa.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 10:19 AM Subject: Re: [CGUYS] IPv4 Exhaustion Counter Somebody ought to be looking at assigned, but unused IPs. I commonly see ISPs providing customers with multiple static IPs when they really need only

[CGUYS] IPv4 Exhaustion Counter

2009-11-10 Thread tjpa
http://inetcore.com/project/ipv4ec/index_en.html The available supply of IPv4 Internet addresses for the United States, Canada and Atlantic region is expected to be exhausted within the next two years. * ** List

Re: [CGUYS] IPv4 Exhaustion Counter

2009-11-10 Thread Ellen Rains Harris
So does this mean I'm going to have to learn something about IPv6 or can we just steal some v4 from the less fortunate? - Original Message - From: tjpa t...@tjpa.com To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@listserv.aol.com Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 9:33 PM Subject: [CGUYS] IPv4 Exhaustion Counter