IPv4, based on a 32-bit system with four blocks of characters, provides approximately four billion addresses. However, with the increasing number of connected devices, IPv4 is no longer sufficient. IPv6, with its 128-bit system, offers an almost infinite number of IP addresses, thanks to eight hexadecimal character blocks. This long-term solution, however, could be a big jump for some small businesses in the United States. As a workable alternative,Read more

Devices that connect over the Internet rely on a system called IP addressing to find each other. Currently, there are two versions of IP addressing: IPv4 and IPv6. Let’s look into the future of IPv4 and IPv4 vs IPv6   IPv4, the older iteration, was developed in the 1970s and utilizes 32-bit addresses. There are only 4.3 billion available addresses– a small number when you think about the smartphones, tablets, andRead more

IPv4 is the initial version of the Internet Protocol (IP), capable of generating 4.3 billion possible IPv4 addresses. However, many of these addresses are reserved for specific purposes, like research and development. This leaves a limited pool for organizations and individuals worldwide. With the exponential growth of the internet, the demand for IPv4 addresses has sky-rocketed. This led to a rapid decline in available addresses. We are now atRead more

You’re probably at a point where your business growth is limited by the amount of IP addresses available to you. In the early days of the internet, a team of engineers developed IPv4. However, they did not foresee the growth of the Internet (Who could have?). Now, we are at a point where we’ve practically run out of IPv4s. To deal with this issue, IPv6 was introduced. But notRead more

Leasing offers a two-way advantage. For lessors, it is an opportunity to make recurring revenue. For lessees, it is a way to meet their needs for IP addresses without making big financial commitments. There are some best practices and pitfalls that come with IP address leasing. These will be discussed later on. For us to have a better picture on the idea of IPv4 leasing, it’s important to takeRead more