Comments on: Internet will run out of IP addresses by 2010, warns Vint Cerf

By: WIGGINS

WIGGINS — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:51:44 +0000

I’ll ask all you American citizens, is Bush, Cheney. Rumsfeld cleverer than you ? For ***** sake,Get real…..

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:46:02 +0000

To stay on topic: IPV4 is coming to a close. This isn’t a big deal, seeing as how IPV6 has already been introduced. Newer operating systems already have this implemented. Older operating systems can have patches applied easily.

By: casanova-

casanova- — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 09:02:32 +0000

Likely they will go towards a proxied internet. Well, there are no technical means of limiting access which wouldn’t be passable.

By: john

john — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:20:29 +0000

this is blatantly untrue, ipv4 was replaced by ipv6 years ago. yes ipv4 will run out of addresses soon, but ipv6 is there to take over. there may be a few problems for some old servers but the rest is pure propaganda. I am beginning to doubt prisonplanet and infowars, are they gatekeepers like chomsky?

By: anonymous

anonymous — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:34:46 +0000

@linuxluber makes goos points.

What Highlander said about wireless. Not only can you use wireless like that but you can use “bonding” which is a way of connecting separate adapters like wireless adapters together so it lets your laptop use many different AP at the same time.

With IP6 you can still do NAT just like withIP4 now.

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:40:06 +0000

By 2010 the Catholics pedophiles will be looking for a place like Mexico to hide because they will be hunted down like terrorists.

By: Highlander

Highlander — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:35:47 +0000

@linuxluber Says:
September 26th, 2008 at 12:10 am
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Excellent points all the way around.

And, what many don’t know is that with the proper software, one’s MAC address ~and~ IP address may be manipulated to spoof ~any~ just address.

Further, if one goes entirely wireless and uses an amplifier and a good hi-gain directional antenna, that aspect becomes so fluid as to make locating the end user just about impossible — especially if there are SEVERAL wireless AP’s in operation in the area that one operates.

So, ‘let them’ go IPv6. If I want to hide, it is so bloody easy to do that it’s hilarious!

In Star Trek — The Search for Spock, Scotty remarks: “The more they over-think the plumbing, the easier it is to stop-up the drain!”

That applies in SPADES with the Internet!

By: @linuxluber

@linuxluber — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:10:26 +0000

1. “CREATED not evolved, by physics researchers transferring info about particle colliders.”

Do you really wan’t to argue that point? Just take at the list of ports and tell me all those were “created” for transfering info about particle excelerators. Then take a look at the history of ports themselves. Then take a look at the history of switched versus unswitched networks. You are wrong on nearly every level.

Each component was created but the hole evolved. One part was upgraded then another what didn’t work well withered away. No one sat down and said, hmm I have a computer, now if only I had a switch/router/tx line/isdn line/secure and secure protocols/broadcast and addressed protocols/applications to interpret packet/ oh what a great idea it should be based on packets………

2. NAT limits end to end connectivity for many applications. Therefore most orgs have addresses for uninteruptable web service, static vpn configurations and so on.

3,4. How is NAT any different. It is just as tracable. If you want privacy your best bet is getting involved in onion routing. And if you have a website, guess what, it is “drum roll please” public!.

I argue that IP6 will be a boost to free speech as each person will be able to have a host address to set up a web site for less price.

And IP6 does not rule out NAT there are many reasons to use NAT even if you have all the public IP addresses you want.

By: I love Linux

I love Linux — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:41:05 +0000

OK this is retarded.
1. The interconnection of computers on a network was CREATED not evolved, by physics researchers transferring info about particle colliders.
2. We already have ways of dealing with IP shortages it is called NAT masquerading, where multiple systems in a network share an IP address, to put it into lay terms.
3. IPv6 can and would be used to invade privacy by ISP’s and government b/c what IPv6 will implement is unique IP addresses to every device connected to the internet to be used for safety and protection against attacks and could easily traced back to the individual b/c it uses 128bit addresses which means there will be billions of addresses.
4. The reason we are having this shortage is b/c every electronic device made today is internet capable, and bad network configurations. Also, with this new protocol set into action it will be the perfect tool for globalization b/c they plan to connect everything to the net including traffic signals to home appliances. This would make everything more dangerous by making it more complicated. Just by a few keystrokes an attacker or government official could disrupt the communication of every aspect of your future life.

Don’t fix what ain’t broke!!

By: hmm

hmm — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:44:06 +0000

“Who else wants to apply for the title of “Father of the Internet”?”

The internet evolved it was not created.

The internet is a combination of a tons of standards and protocols developed by various organizations.

no one “invented it”