Internet to run out of IP addresses in 500 days...

[RedTomato]

Unless your ISP can't give your router an IP because they ran out

No, they'll either reuse their existing floating IP addresses if like most people, you don't have a fixed IP.

If you have a fixed IP, they'll probably assign your router an IPv6 address - dealing with them is their concern. Pretty much all modern routers can deal with IPv6. Your router will continue giving out IPv4 addresses on its internal network.

Again, the only people who need to worry are these who deal with multiple networks and WANs over IPv6.

If all you do is remote login to your home or work computer (which is more advanced than 99% of the population) some minor tweaking might be needed.

 

[heehee]

Anyone else find it scary it's the same date as Dec 21, 2012.

Laughing at those who is calculating right now.

 

[MikhailT]

Unless your ISP can't give your router an IP because they ran out

The ISP will just give you a new modem that can tunnel your home IPv4 traffic into IPv6 packets through their neywork. It won't be a problem.

The switch to IPv6 only network will not happen for decades. Both IPv4/IPv6 will co-exist for a long time.

 

[Queso]

Anyone else find it scary it's the same date as Dec 21, 2012.

Laughing at those who is calculating right now.

I know that's wrong without having to work it out. The BT Tower tells us every morning how many days it is until the London 2012 Olympics. It's at just under 800 days right now.