Only 5x IPv4 /8 remaining at IANA

Patrick Giagnocavo patrick at zill.net
Thu Oct 21 03:36:43 UTC 2010


On 10/18/2010 7:44 AM, Jeroen Massar wrote:
> APNIC just got another IPv4 /8 thus only 5 left:
> 
> http://www.nro.net/media/remaining-ipv4-address-below-5.html
> (And the spammers will take the rest...)
> 
> So, if your company is not doing IPv6 yet, you really are really getting
> late now.
> 

Actually for those of my clients in one location, it served as an
impetus to extend a contract with Level3 for another 3 years - with
their existing allocation of a /24 of IPv4 addresses included.

IPv6 is for those who are "late" in getting IPv4 space!

( grinning, ducking, and running )...


--Patrick




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