Internet Armageddon: Internet to be out of IP addresses within weeks - Polidicks

[QUOTE=killkill85;27666370]HOLY SHIT Also,how will the switch to this "IPv6" thing work?Will they just switch and I won't have to do anything?And will there being no more IPs affect me in any way?[/QUOTE] As an end user in it all it won't effect you (assuming your ISP does not refuse to start using it) if you are running a modern OS (IE anything that is not XP) and your modem / router supports IPv6. Once your ISP decides to start using it you will be able to access IPv6 web sites, till then (or if your modem / router does not support it) you can only load sites with IPv4 address's, which obviously isn't an issue now but when no more IPv4 address's get given out it would become a problem.

i'm going to kill myself this is so terrible aaaa

So uhhh... Whats going to happen? Internet fallout or just no more new websites/other things?

[QUOTE=Jsm;27671517]As an end user in it all it won't effect you (assuming your ISP does not refuse to start using it) if you are running a modern OS ([b]IE anything that is not XP[/b]) and your modem / router supports IPv6. Once your ISP decides to start using it you will be able to access IPv6 web sites, till then (or if your modem / router does not support it) you can only load sites with IPv4 address's, which obviously isn't an issue now but when no more IPv4 address's get given out it would become a problem.[/QUOTE] Windows XP SP3 has IPv6 support, its the people still using 95/98 (believe it or not they're out there) that are going to have a problem.

[QUOTE=kevinseven;27672803]So uhhh... Whats going to happen? Internet fallout or just no more new websites/other things?[/QUOTE] ip addresses as you know it (12.345.67.89 or something along those lines) are running out. There was a new ip already (for quite some while) called IPv6, where ip addresses look more like 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334. there are a shitload more possibilities (340,282,366,920,938,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 unique addresses actuallly, or 2^128) where as ipv4 only has around 4,000,000,000. so there's probably nothing going to change for most people

I'm pretty most peoples routers can handle IPv6. If not, install custom firmware.

[QUOTE=kevinseven;27672803]So uhhh... Whats going to happen? Internet fallout or just no more new websites/other things?[/QUOTE] Nothing at all. There is a lot of overreacting going on. I am willing to be corrected if the world does end or something.

[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;27558243]Yeah but this has been known for years and still no one has bothered to try to make the switch.[/QUOTE] No you fucking idiot, things like this cost MONEY.

[QUOTE=doonbugie2;27674313]I'm pretty most peoples routers can handle IPv6. If not, install custom firmware.[/QUOTE] It's ISP participation that will be the issue. Getting a new modem/router or updating the firmware isn't hard

[QUOTE=JohnEdwards;27559941]most ISP's have an IPv6 DHCP, but most routers don't support it[/QUOTE] Barely anything supports DHCPv6 for some reason, I know of only 1 client that supports it, and that's for Linux.

I heard that the internet will be alot slower after this is done... They said that in the finnish news. Is it true?

Pfft, switching to IPv6 isn't our 'only' option. ISPs will just half ass it, like having many people share 1 ip address or something. [editline]27th January 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=sharzu;27686595]I heard that the internet will be alot slower after this is done... They said that in the finnish news. Is it true?[/QUOTE] I'd say no.

Ah shit, time to get to the offline bunker now. This won't end well.

We're all going to die!

[QUOTE=sharzu;27686595]I heard that the internet will be alot slower after this is done... They said that in the finnish news. Is it true?[/QUOTE] It will be faster if anything. [editline]27th January 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Awesomecaek;27584903]There are also A-F letters now. acdc:acdc:acdc:acdc:acdc:acdc:acdc:acdc most hardcore IP ever[/QUOTE] ISPs could sell custom ip's for $10, cool. [editline]27th January 2011[/editline] [url]http://test-ipv6.com/[/url] [code]Your readiness scores 7/10 for your IPv4 stability and readiness, when publishers offer both IPv4 and IPv6 0/10 for your IPv6 stability and readiness, when publishers are forced to go IPv6 only[/code] :-C

IPs for games are hard enough. Okay guys, the IP is AC31:33FF:ABB9:0139:A32C K?

[QUOTE=Cookie Monster!;27653521]Praise the Lord for my STATIC IP! Also: i will be nothing with my daily doses of Porn :([/QUOTE] Fuck your Static IP. [img]http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/3858/administratorcwindowssy.png[/img] Get with the times, man.

[QUOTE=sharzu;27686595]I heard that the internet will be alot slower after this is done... They said that in the finnish news. Is it true?[/QUOTE] No, if anything it'd actually get faster due to certain things being removed (no more CRC validation, etc.) Edit: I see your IPv6 connectivity, and raise you this. [img]http://imgf.tw/441000939.png[/img] :smug:

We're running out baby.[url]http://inetcore.com/project/ipv4ec/index_en.html[/url]

oh sheet todays the day

Why does it restart when you refresh? Fake.

[QUOTE=gsp1995;27781341]Why does it restart when you refresh? Fake.[/QUOTE] that's not the actual counter, you download a gadget for your desktop, it is a rough estimation though

[img]http://grab.by/8Hfq[/img]

[QUOTE=dag10;27783227][img_thumb]http://grab.by/8Hfq[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] Says 0 for me

[img]http://i1-news.softpedia-static.com/images/news2/Darwinia-Becomes-Multiwinia-2.jpg[/img] Don't worry guys! These lil' fellas will save us!

[QUOTE=johan_sm;27783310]Says 0 for me[/QUOTE] probably a bug

So, when the Internet runs out of IP addresses...what happens? I guess I don't quite get it.

[QUOTE=Ekalektik_1;27783513]So, when the Internet runs out of IP addresses...what happens? I guess I don't quite get it.[/QUOTE] Anyone who doesn't have a static IP will have a lot of trouble getting to the internet. Those with a static IP shall be fine.

[QUOTE=Swilly;27783611]Anyone who doesn't have a static IP will have a lot of trouble getting to the internet. Those with a static IP shall be fine.[/QUOTE] No, as mentioned many pages ago. IP address's are assigned to ISPs not to individual users so even if you have a dynamic IP there will not be problems as your ISP "owns" your IP (and can give it to any of their customers). From what has been said in this thread it seems that ISPs have many IPs spare so even new customers won't be a problem (for now anyway). The real problem IMO is new things coming onto the internet for which people would usually get a new IP from someone who can assign them. So for example web hosts might have trouble getting IP (v4) addresses for their customers.

[code]Congratulations! You appear to have both IPv4 and IPv6 internet working. If a publisher publishes to IPv6, your browser will connect using IPv6. Note: Your browser appears to prefer IPv4 over IPv6 when given the choice. This may in the future affect the accuracy of sites who guess at your location.[/code] ahaha