A brief history of IPv4 address space exhaustion

Re:A brief history of IPv4 address space exhaustion by Spivak on Thursday May 25, 2017 @04:59PM (#14420115)

First, nothing is common for consumer IPv6 routers, they're practically non-existent.

Second, you get the same security benefits by having a firewall that denies outbound connections not already established.

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Re:A brief history of IPv4 address space exhaustion by sparewalking on Thursday May 25, 2017 @05:20PM (#14420223)

I bought an IPv6 router 3-4 years ago.

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Re:A brief history of IPv4 address space exhaustion by voltagex_ on Thursday May 25, 2017 @08:26PM (#14421174)

Most people don't buy routers, they are given them by their ISPs. My parents switched ISP at the start of the year and were given a 5 year old modem/router.

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Re:A brief history of IPv4 address space exhaustion by Spivak on Thursday May 25, 2017 @09:08PM (#14421404)

You're also on Hacker News. They have been available for a long time, but they're firmly a techie/early adopter product.

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Re:A brief history of IPv4 address space exhaustion by Symbiote on Saturday May 27, 2017 @08:34AM (#14429837)

In many countries the ISP supplies the router. I've had IPv6 capable routers for years and years in Britain, but it's only in the last 2 years or so that the IPv6 address has been assigned by the ISP.

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