[190423] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: IPv6 deployment excuses
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matt Hoppes)
Mon Jul 4 10:02:28 2016
X-Original-To: nanog@nanog.org
From: Matt Hoppes <mattlists@rivervalleyinternet.net>
In-Reply-To: <20160704134911.4B07A4D44E1E@rock.dv.isc.org>
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 10:02:21 -0400
To: Mark Andrews <marka@isc.org>
Cc: Tore Anderson <tore@fud.no>, "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
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My point is there are more than enough IPv4 addresses. The issue is not reso=
urces. It is hoarding and inappropriate use.=20
The large ISPs have enough IPs to service every household in the US several t=
imes over. And yet, we have an IP shortage.=20
There are universities holding onto /8s and not using them.=20
IPv6 just feels like a knee jerk reaction.=20=
