RIPE NCC has run out of IPv4. This is hardly surprising and they had predicted it would happen early this week. The last IPv4 assignment was made at 1535 CET today: Today, at 15:35 UTC+1 on 25 November 2019, we made our final /22 IPv4 allocation from the last remaining addresses in our available pool. We have now run out of IPv4 addresses. Our announcement will not … [Read more...] about Europe has run out of IPv4 Address Space
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RIPE Region IP4 Waiting List Launched
RIPE NCC, which looks after IP address allocations for Europe and the Middle East (give or take), has launched its IP4 wait list. With the depletion of IP4 address space RIPE and other regional internet registries have put in place policies and processes to deal with recuperating IP address space and then assigning it to members. RIPE expect to run out of their current … [Read more...] about RIPE Region IP4 Waiting List Launched
Are RIPE Members Trying To “Game” The System?
This one piqued my curiosity this morning. There is no IPv4 left. While that's not something that non-techies care about (yet) it is something that people in the technical community are worried about at some level. Within the RIPE region the IP address allocation policy is governed by "the last /8 policy". A potential loophole in the policy allows new LIRs to get an … [Read more...] about Are RIPE Members Trying To “Game” The System?
Verisign To Dual Stack EPP Servers
Verisign has been offering IPv6 connections to their EPP servers for the last year. However as of March 14th the Verisign registry backend will become dual stacked ie. the hostnames for IPv4 and IPv6 connections will be identical. While this may not impact that many registrars now, it will become more important over time, though it's not clear if any registrars are currently … [Read more...] about Verisign To Dual Stack EPP Servers
Eurid Rolling Out IPv6 On Production Services
Eurid, the registry operator for .eu, has announced that it will be rolling out IPv6 across its remaining websites, including the registrar extranet. The registry operator is currently running its main site on both IPv4 and IPv6. All sites should be 100% dual-stack from May 2nd 2012. Unfortunately it does not look like they'll be offering the full range of services … [Read more...] about Eurid Rolling Out IPv6 On Production Services
ARIN Trials WhoWas Service
ARIN is running a trial service that gives users access to historical IP whois data ie. it will tell you who was responsible for an IP address or block of IPs. The service is not automated and if you want to access it you will need to submit a request via email with information about not only what you want to know, but why you are interested in accessing the … [Read more...] about ARIN Trials WhoWas Service
Ripe Implements IPv4 Allocation Policy Change
The depletion of remaining IPv4 space is not a "sexy" topic, but it's a very important one.RIPE, which is charged with the IP space for Europe, has implemented a policy change regarding the reallocation of IP space.While this may sound very technical, what it means is that they're streamlining the process for freeing up and reusing IPs. Of course, in reality, the only longterm … [Read more...] about Ripe Implements IPv4 Allocation Policy Change
Vint Cert Visits Nominet and Oxford Internet Institute
Image via WikipediaThe Nominet management blog is always a good source of thoughtful and interesting posts.The latest one, by Lesley Cowley, Nominet's CEO, covers Vint Cerf's recent visit to their offices and a talk he gave at the Oxford Internet Institute.As can be expected IPv6 and the depletion of IPv4 was on the agenda.You can read the full post over on the Nominet blog … [Read more...] about Vint Cert Visits Nominet and Oxford Internet Institute
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IANA Cleans Up Registry
With all the talk about the depletion of IPv4 space and efforts to stretch the existing IP space out as much as possible it's nice to see that IANA have cleaned up their registry. Leo Vegoda explains in a recent post on the ICANN blog how they've made it all a lot more transparent and less confusing to see who is actually in charge of a /8 … [Read more...] about IANA Cleans Up Registry