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The “breakage” is happening. It’s just in the form of crappy solutions like CGNAT and DS-lite to work around the shortage rather than the internet just not work
by cranekam 4y ago
The “breakage” is happening. It’s just in the form of crappy solutions like CGNAT and DS-lite to work around the shortage rather than the internet just not working at all.
- kazen44 4y agoalso, ipv4 address space is becoming intrenched by large players because address pricing is becoming very expensive. Want to start a new service and require global connectivity, good luck winning IPv4 auctions because AWS is buying up all address space, even if they are not using it.
- BirAdam 4y agoThey buy it up because they expect it will be needed by their customers, among whom is the US federal government. However, the world did not end, addresses can still be had, and things are still functional. I would say that the doom saying press was alarmist.
- BirAdam 4y agoSo, people worked around the problem and that world didn’t break.