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The addressing apocalypse that never comes
by vmception 6y ago
The addressing apocalypse that never comes
- remus 6y agoPresumably there will come a point where the cost of purchasing enough ipv4 addresses outweighs the cost of making a project work with ipv6. It'll be an interesting piece of economics to see where that boundary is.
- wmf 6y agoThe economics (for consumer ISPs) are explored at http://www.asgard.org/documents.html http://www.asgard.org/documents.html
- jedberg 6y agoCarrier grade NAT and cell phones being IPv6 only helped stem the tide a lot.
- skipnup 6y agoAnd my cell phone connection in Germany is IPv4 only :-(
- usr1106 6y agoWell, Germany, they don't even have cell phone coverage in every village. And where they have it data rates can be abysmal. Yesterday the news hit the mainstream media that Nokia got a NASA deal to build 4G on the moon. Couldn't resist thinking building it in Germany would be more useful. Disclaimer: I lived in the county over 30 years and still have strong links.
- eznzt 6y agoI don't think "cell phones being IPv6 only" is a widespread phenomenon. If anything, "cell phones being CGNAT only" is the most popular case.
- patrickmcnamara 6y agoI wouldn't say it never comes. There are ISPs in (at least) Ireland and Germany that have forced customers to share IPv4 addresses recently. You lose control of your ports because of this. So your kid, for example, can't host a Minecraft server because the ISP's router doesn't let you.