* Steve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [050812 09:45]: > hehehehe ...thanks for the smile ! Maybe we should also stop using the '.' > since each IP contains at least 3 of them and sure as hell we'll run out of > those !!
:) > Seriously though, your concern is valid but misplaced, because when you get > an IP you are not taking away from the global pool of IPs, but just an IP No not really misplaced. You see ISP always "buys" lot less IPs than they have customers. They depend on the fact that not all customers are connected always, so they can safely use those IPs over and over again. Now, if there are many customers who keep their connections ON for unnecessary time, the ISP might have only 3 options, - buy more IPV4 address - so cost more to ISP and in turn to customers - get converted to IPV6 - upgradation and trouble a LOT - do NAT-ing (like Sify???), but it has its own share of LOT of problems. We can just do our bit by disconnecting when not needed. Maybe my worries are misplaced. Shantanu -- ______________________________________________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List: (plug-mail@plug.org.in) List Information: http://plug.org.in/mailing-list/listinfo/plug-mail Send 'help' to [EMAIL PROTECTED] for mailing instructions.
