Tag Archives: ipv6

July, 2009

• 22 July

  Free iPhone app tracks IPv4 depletion

  Some folks may not be worried about IPv4 depletion, but for those who are, there’s a neat application called ByeBye v4 for the iPhone and iPod Touch that tracks the number of IPv4 addresses remaining. The application provides other information, too, such as the number of IPv6 addresses in use, …
• 21 July

  Is there really a need for IPv6?

  For some time now, ARIN has been pushing providers to switch to IPv6. The steady rise of computer use along with the proliferation of other web devices like cell phones and PDAs has put a heavy burden on the IPv4 system, which is expected to run out of addresses by …

June, 2009

• 10 June

  Verizon to Require Use of IPv6 in New Cell Phones

  Techies in the know are aware that the current IP address system, IPv4, will run out of addresses by early 2011. To avoid a cataclysmic event two years from now when people find they can’t get on the Internet, the need to switch to IPv6 is being chiseled into the …
• 1 June

  ICANN Policy Updates for May

  ICANN made quite a few policy updates last month. Most of it was just talk, with the non-profit saying they were going to explore “this and that,” or set up a committee to consider x and y. Either way, it’s nice to know that the folks in California are at …

May, 2009

• 27 May

  Team ARIN To the Rescue…

  For years, the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) has been pushing for a switch to IPv6, stressing that the IPv4 system still used by most providers will run out of addresses very soon. In an effort to promote the switch, the non-profit has created Team ARIN: Team ARIN is …
• 21 May

  New Website Pushes for IPv6 Adoption

  European IP registry RIPE NCC launched a new site today encouraging providers to switch to IPv6. Called IPv6 Act Now, the website warns of IPv4 address depletion: Right now, 88% of all IPv4 addresses have been allocated, and it is widely accepted that we will run out entirely by 2011. …
• 2 May

  Need for IPv6 Switch Stressed as IPv4 Addresses Run Out

  Several days ago, the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) sent a letter out to many web hosts and Internet service providers warning about the depletion of IPv4 addresses. It states that if these organizations don’t reduce their usage, IPV4 addresses will run out in two years. Previous reports had …