Comments on: When will IPv4 addresses really run out?

By: IPv6 tests move to launching phase for World IPv6 Launch Day 2012 - Window on WANs

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:54:27 +0000

[...] It is because the IP address space of it’s primaeval counterpart — IPv4 — is really running out. This limitation must force all, who are interested in providing content to the online community, [...]

By: tomliotta

tomliotta — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:21:00 +0000

They’re depleted as of now…

As noted in the article, reasonable estimates range from three to seven months for depletion. There are no more blocks to distribute to the regional registries. Depletion will happen for each registry when each registry runs out of what’s been now been allocated to them.

Tom

By: sixball

sixball — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:54:45 +0000

The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority assigned two of the remaining blocks of IPv4 addresses – each containing 16.7 million addresses – to the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) on Tuesday, as predicted.
http://newsletters.networkworld.com/t/5320157/295062260/144817/0/

They’re depleted as of now…

By: The Internet is broken — how can we fix it? - Window on WANs

The Internet is broken — how can we fix it? - Window on WANs — Wed, 19 May 2010 02:04:22 +0000

[...] IPv4 address depletion: Seriously. IPv4 addresses are going, going gone. [...]

By: The Most-Watched Questions for April 27, 2010 - ITKE Community Blog

The Most-Watched Questions for April 27, 2010 - ITKE Community Blog — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:26:02 +0000

[...] 2. When will IPv4 addresses really run out?, asked by a SearchEnterpriseWAN reader and answered by MrDenny, JoeyBaker, SilviaHagen and TomLiotta. [...]

By: tomliotta

tomliotta — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 06:46:27 +0000

One factor that changes this is how fast IPv6 will be adopted within the next two years.

IPv6 is, of course, already in use, sometimes without us being aware of it. We supply network access security for AS/400s around the world and had to begin testing IPv6 quite a while ago. Pretty much as soon as we enabled it for testing on some of our servers, Windows Vista began connecting with IPv6 immediately.

Tom

By: joeybaker

joeybaker — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:44:50 +0000

You might find this site helpful: http://www.potaroo.net/tools/ipv4/index.html

By: silviahagen

silviahagen — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:12:48 +0000

Hi, the dates for running out will be around 2011 for the IANA pool and some time in 2012 for the regional registry pools (here’s a site with updated info: http://www.potaroo.net/tools/ipv4/).
The reason no exact date can be given is because this depends on the amount of addresses requested. The dates shown are based on the assumption that address consumption will be like in the past. But this situation may change. One factor that changes this is how fast IPv6 will be adopted within the next two years. The more organisations ask for IPv6 space instead of IPv4 space the longer the IPv4 pool will last. As a larger organisation needs some time to integrate IPv6 anyway it is usually not a good idea to wait until the last moment. Silvia