** Pete Stean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-10-31 00:54]: > > When I asked a colleague(who has been working in it for 20+ years) what it > > was used for he explained, basically with nat it is pointless as was said > > before we cant or are unlikely to run out of ip addresses using IPv4. > > Actually, that's not true... various world-renowned experts in the > field predict that we will exhaust the available IP addresses sometime > in 2010. Several sources I've found give this as the year of IP > meltdown... everyone, put on your foil hats now :\ ** end quote [Pete Stean]
I can't remember where I got the original link from, knowing my luck this list, although I think it was a local LUG. Anyway, I came across a downloaded version on my HD and in my current slightly dopey (as in sleepy!) state thought it may amuse in relation to this (slightly old) thread :) No doubt it has been doing the rounds over the past few weeks as these things do. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y36fG2Oba0 -- Paul Tansom | Aptanet Ltd. | http://www.aptanet.com/ | 023 9238 0001 ====================================================================== Registered in England | Company No: 4905028 | Registered Office: Crawford House, Hambledon Road, Denmead, Waterlooville, Hants, PO7 6NU -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/