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It is NOT the end of the internet.
Jul 8, 2008 | 9:16 AM
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As reported by Fox 2 News, we will run out of IP addresses in about 3 years. IPv4 addresses that is. The standard IPv4 network address is 32 bits long. The new IPv6 network address scheme is 128 bits long. The Internet will not end, it will just change a little in the way devices connected to it are configured. There will be no real difference to end users. I really think this little fact should have been reported.

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JillSTL read my blog view my photos
Jul 8, 2008 | 9:59 AM

Here's the full script ...

"Say it isn't so-- the end of the Internet could be near --- and less than three years away.

Apparently more than 85 percent of available Internet addresses are taken.

And we will run out of addresses by 2011.

These aren't simply normal Web addresses you type into your Web browser. But many of those already taken include numerical Internet protocol addresses.

The solution: upgrade to a system called IPV6 which allows enough addresses for billions of electronic devices."

I think some of the producers may have shortened the "solution" portion, but I saw it in all the scripts I checked.


-- Jill --
The Web Chick
Labrat636 read my blog
Jul 8, 2008 | 10:44 AM

The report I saw aired the evening of 7/7, and the solution part was omitted. Thanks.
VBallR read my blog
Jul 8, 2008 | 2:13 PM

Actually, the same thing happened with books. Every published book had a 10-digit ISBN number, a unique number assigned to that title. They ran out of numbers and had to go to a 13-digit ISBN. Quite a bit of programming was required by booksellers and publishers but, hey, what are you going to do.
Jimmy-42 read my blog
Jul 8, 2008 | 2:17 PM

Yeah, I saw an article in one of the local news papers, it didn't mention a solution either. The other problem is that it may have left the impression to the average person that the internet would stop working. Not so, even without IPV6, it will still work, just no new addresses.
mr_wildflower read my blog view my photos
Jul 8, 2008 | 2:32 PM

We just might have to go back to the old ways.....

Have you ever had a party line telephone.... lol
jeanette read my blog view my photos
Jul 8, 2008 | 9:43 PM

Yes I have Mr-Wild. As a matter of fact when we got our phone down here we had a 3 partyline.20 year's ago. That is how far back in the wood's we are. Now I can get dsl but the nabor can't he is further tahn 5 mile from substation. Go figure. But they will do with the Ip # like they did with phone number's. They will never run out of number's.
bentleycl read my blog view my photos
Jul 9, 2008 | 10:54 AM

The problem is the story's lead: "the end of the Internet could be near." There was never a basis for that statement, as the planned upgrade to a new protocol was there well ahead of the "problem."

That's not a slam at the Fox2 crew, but at my profession in general. Too often we go for the easy emotion-kicker rather than the real story.

In this case, the real story was a boring technology note that the Internet is moving to a new IP protocol. Yawn. But that's what we need to report.

MoJo Prof
cooldog23 read my blog
Jul 9, 2008 | 4:53 PM

yah i heard about that on yahoo.com I hope thats's not the case can u begin to think what would happen if that does. Sure there's other ways we could do that we could upgrade it to be faster and more smarter..
thats what i feel
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anaconda-dan read my blog view my photos
Jul 10, 2008 | 5:40 PM

I've been to the end of the internet.
It's scary.
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