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> "It isn't running out. It is out." I think that's an unfair assessment. When every ipv4 address is actually used, it'll have run out. We're a long long way
by axod 16y ago
> "It isn't running out. It is out."
I think that's an unfair assessment.
When every ipv4 address is actually used, it'll have run out. We're a long long way away from that scenario though.
Vast ranges are "allocated" but "unused".
- jedsmith 16y agoI meant that its time is out, not the addresses themselves.
- michaelbuckbee 16y agoThat's actually something I've been having a hard time finding: What percentage of IPv4 addresses are currently in use.
- axod 16y agoProbably wouldn't take too long to check what % are pingable, which would give you a lower bound.
- jefe78 16y agoI'm willing to bet it would ;)
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- axod 16y agoBy my calculations, you'd only need to spin up 50 or so amazon instances, and they could cover the entire IP space in a day doing 1k pings/second each. That's pretty doable.
- jefe78 16y agoThats still not an insignificant amount of time/effort. I'd love to see someone do this though!
- zaphoyd 16y agoThese guys have been mapping the IPv4 space via ping over time (since 2003) and have an interactive browsable map that also shows blocks marked for localhost/private networks/multicast, etc and which registrars control which regions. It is pretty neat. Most recent data is Nov 2010. Since then the 11 /8 blocks that show as free have been allocated. http://www.isi.edu/ant/address/ http://www.isi.edu/ant/address/