...and fear and uncertainty, but mostly laziness - is the reason we
haven't already... :)
It's something that should have happened some time ago, but for many
it's a disaster waiting to happen. Most user "security" is a result of
the private-to-public network address translation (NAT - more correctly
PAT: port address translation) in their modem/router/gateway.
Once IPv6 becomes the mandatory standard, every connection theoretically
gets a unique address block of their own and then all of their devices
have a globally unique address and are thus visible to the internet.
NAT/PAT is no longer necessary (or desirable - as it becomes an added
complication) and without proper firewalling, many users will become
vulnerable to outside attack.
davidt
On Fri, Jul 03, 2015 at 11:43:51PM -0400, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> The exhaustion of the 32 bit addresses is the reason we're moving from
> IPV4 to IPV6 (128 bit addresses) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv6>
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 7/3/2015 7:27 PM, Chris Trask wrote:
> > Just heard that in North America the numerical designation for IP
> > addresses is quickly reaching saturation, putting many requests on hold.
> >
> > Maybe we could make more available by deleting any that have to do
> > with spammers.
> >
> >
> > Chris
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