Everyone who watches new technology knew that the day we will stay from IPv4 addresses is coming. It seems to have come and we have been in the last few days.
The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), is a non-profit group that manages Internet addresses for Canada, most Caribbean countries, and the United States. The team announced that it has activated it Unmet Request Policy.
This means that there are no longer enough IPv4 addresses that can serve demand.
How many have they left? Of the ARIN addresses, the IPv4 Address Report shows only 0.0085/8 IPv4 address blocks. In Greek, instead of internet jargon, ARIN doesn't have enough blocks of 500 addresses. In other words, the blocks they have reach them from two up to four more weeks.
If you need physical internet addresses, there are many options. First, you can get the largest IPv4 address block available with ARIN. You can then purchase IPv4 addresses from an Internet address reseller, or you can sign up for a waiting list for IPv4 addresses.
The smart move though is to go to IPv6, since the IPv4 addresses are running out. With the development of mobile devices and more recently, of the Internet of Things, IPv4 addresses ran out faster than predicted.
So, as John Curran CEO of ARIN says:
“It is time for ISPs to move to IPv6 for the continued development of the Internet.
Businesses should be aware that this transition is already underway for many service providers in all countries and that IPv6-accessible websites are performing best. ”
