The internet has transformed nearly every aspect of our lives. Behind this massive network lies a seemingly technical and often overlooked facet: the assigned IP addresses that make everything work. These unique identifiers are paramount for devices to communicate over the internet. However, as the digital revolution surged forward, a challenge emerged – the IPv4 […]
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A Quick Background on IP Addresses Let’s start with the basics: what exactly are IP addresses? IP addresses are numbers given to devices on a network that use the Internet Protocol to communicate. It’s like the mailing address for your home on the internet; without it, sending and receiving information would be practically impossible. It
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In a significant development that marks a pivotal moment in the digital era, the RIPE Network Coordination Centre (NCC) announced on 25 November 2019 that they have allocated their final /22 IPv4 addresses. This means that the last remaining addresses in their available pool have now been exhausted. The Long-Anticipated IPv4 Exhaustion This announcement does
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