[NCLUG] The internet has (kind of) run out of space

[Bob Proulx]

Marcio Luis Teixeira wrote:
> > People have already started selling the ones they have. http://bit.ly/h1PQ3P
> 
> That's not a valid IP address, it's a broadcast address! Someone's
> gonna be scammed out of a camel!

Ah... but if you look at most local networks you will see that hosts
are routinely asking that magic address 255.255.255.255 requesting
another address.  So apparently using that one you can trade it for
another one.  It is a magic goose laying golden eggs of additional
IPv4 addresses!  :-)

Bob

P.S. It's a joke.  Don't try to analyze it too closely.