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   From: grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se   
      
   On Mon, 2009-11-16, robertwessel2@yahoo.com wrote:   
   > On Nov 15, 11:08 am, Char Jackson  wrote:   
   >> On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:40:41 -0800 (PST), karthikbalaguru   
   >>   
   >>  wrote:   
   >> >Though IPv4 clock is ticking fast, Internet is predominantly   
   >> >based on IPv4 with few IPv6 implementations.   
   >>   
   >> Is the IPv4 clock indeed ticking fast? I've been hearing that we're   
   >> close to exhaustion for quite a few years now, but I've suspected that   
   >> the slow migration to IPv6 is an indicator that we're finding better   
   >> ways to allocate IPv4 address, in effect slowing the ticking clock   
   >> considerably. Thoughts?   
   >   
   > It is.  All the conservation measures have pushed back the problem   
   > further than most of us thought possible a decade ago.  Unfortunately   
   > we're still headed towards tilt, with little in the way of meaningful   
   > solutions left in the bag of tricks.   
      
   And we've already used some really harmful solutions. Involuntary NAT   
   has caused a lot of damage, forcing centralized solutions to problems   
   which ought to be solved peer-to-peer.   
      
   /Jorgen   
      
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