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| Thread ID: 114490 | 2010-12-05 05:13:00 | IPV4 running out of addresses. | goodiesguy (15316) | PC World Chat |
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| 1158940 | 2010-12-05 19:26:00 | so us with IPV4 are safe? As long as you keep paying your monthly bill :p Its a little like when a new OS comes out, XP > W7, XP will still work, it wont suddenly stop, just in the future some aspects may not be available (but that Will be a fair while off yet). |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1158941 | 2010-12-05 20:00:00 | To install in WinXP: Click Start --> Run --> ipv6 install To remove: Click Start --> Run --> ipv6 uninstall Easy! Though, you may need a reboot afterwards. It's also worth noting that when "we run out of addresses", your ISP has already got blocks of addresses that they own. Say Telecom has 250,000 customers, they'll likely own 300,000 IP Addresses, but the remaining 50,000 are either used for their own servers / switches etc, or are "in stock" and ready for new customers to sign up and get connected. When that counter hits zero, life as we know it isn't about to end... |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1158942 | 2010-12-06 01:35:00 | Anyone else here think ipv6 is a load of un-needed hassle? I remember having a discussion with my Networking tutor on the subject of sub-netting and what could be achieved if countries/states/zones were divided into separate subnets instead of rolling out ipv6. I do recall at the time thinking it was a viable alternative but you know how those discussions go, solving all the world's problems in a single afternoon :D |
Bozo (8540) | ||
| 1158943 | 2010-12-06 02:22:00 | Not really. Eventually there's going to be so many devices connected that shifting to it *will* be needed. It makes sense to shift to it now. Same for 64-bit. A lot of stuff works fine in 32-bit, and most aren't immediately affected, but as machines grow in their capacity, it makes sense to start shifting everybody to 64-bit where possible (Well not always, but you get what I mean). |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1158944 | 2010-12-07 02:00:00 | It's a bit overdue, but I can see ISPs trying to put it off for as long as possible. Slow and steady rollout, firmware updates for home routers, etc etc. A lot of older stuff will ultimately break. |
ubergeek85 (131) | ||
| 1158945 | 2010-12-07 02:23:00 | Yeah not all older routers do / will support it. Time for an upgrade, hopefully to something semi-decent... | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1158946 | 2011-01-27 14:49:00 | I found this link a few minutes ago. http://www.test-ipv6.com/ Put that in your browser and run some tests. My modem passes under Win 7 supplied by Telecom. |
Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1158947 | 2011-01-27 19:00:00 | I found this link a few minutes ago. http://www.test-ipv6.com/ Put that in your browser and run some tests. My modem passes under Win 7 supplied by Telecom. You need to turn adblock + off though. I too have an IPv6 capability |
gary67 (56) | ||
| 1158948 | 2011-01-27 19:27:00 | I don't use adblock+ | Snorkbox (15764) | ||
| 1158949 | 2011-01-28 00:16:00 | I mentioned it encase anybody else was trying to get your link to run and finding they were not compatible with IPv6 | gary67 (56) | ||
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