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Calling "Home" Has Changed Once Again!

Posted on March 24, 2011 at 1:00 AM

Do you remember the days of when we ran out of telephone numbers? I can still recall how astonished I was when I heard that on the news. I don't know why it surprised me. That was just something I never considered.

Well, who would've thought (again, not me!) that the internet is going to run out of IP numbers? I guess I just never considered that computers, like telephones, used numbers to "call" each other.

So now we've rather reached a dilemma. What to do?

Currently the 32-bit IPv4 scheme which the network uses is out of numbers. The new 128-bit IPv6 system is steaming along to handle the increasing traffic.

What does that mean for you? Well, you need to test if your computer, router, and IP network operator is geared up to make the switch. On June 8, 2011, a World IPv6 Day will be held to see how smoothly the transistion might be.

This preliminary test site allows you to gain an idea of how difficult --or not-- you'll find this dawning of a new era. The scan looks like this:

I don't mean to try and alarm anyone. Of course, all those powers that be who oversee the great 'universe of internetting' are working ahead to iron out any wrinkles.

More than likely, June 8 will come and go with nary a tremble in our own personal cyber world.

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5 Comments

Reply Diane Craver

11:27 AM on March 24, 2011

Thanks for the heads up on this interesting thing in the cyber world. I hadn't heard anything about it until you brought it up. I hope the transition will go smoothly and i don't have to buy a new router.

Reply Miss Mae

11:59 AM on March 24, 2011

Hey Diane, Seems as if there isn't one thing to keep us on our toes, we don't have long to wait for something else to happen!

Reply Gail Pallotta

01:22 PM on March 24, 2011

I thought those keeping track of the national debt would run out of numbers, and here it is, it's going to be computers. Hopefully, the gurus will handle it all with ease. They sure can't count on me. I can barely log in.

Reply Laurean Brooks

03:26 PM on March 24, 2011

The best I can hope for that it doesn't have any added adverse effects on dial up. Ugh!
Maybe they could mix numbers with letters. Would that work?

I'm with Gail. How come our government can't stop the national debt? It's already beyond numbers.

Reply AugieDoggy.com

05:05 PM on March 24, 2011

Well that's interesting! Why no mention of it in the news? I think I'll let Comcast worry about it LOL

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