We've been celebrating "Net Loss Day" for the past 3 years and counting when on October 1st, 2008 Comcast set a bandwidth cap for customers at 250GB per month. As legitimate bandwidth usage has grown thanks to services like Netflix and OnLive, bandwidth caps become a worse and worse idea. DSLReports.com reports that May 2nd, AT&T will be following Comcast's lead 150GB … [Read more...]
USA Gets A National Broadband Map Posted Online – 28% of Americans Will Never See it
The New York Times reports on the National Broadband Map that the Department of Commerce posted yesterday. From the National Broadband Map website: "The National Broadband Map (NBM) is a searchable and interactive website that allows users to view broadband availability across every neighborhood in the United States. The NBM was created by the National Telecommunications and … [Read more...]
For the end of IPv4, a song: The Day The Routers Died…
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has handed out its last IPv4 addresses, leaving the remaining blocks to regional registries that in some cases may exhaust them within a few months. The end of IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4) addresses was announced in a ceremony in Miami on Thursday morning. Each of the five Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) was allocated … [Read more...]
Linksys & Cisco UI Simulators
At ui.linksys.com, you can find a long list of the different router models and DSL modems Linksys has put out over the years. Following the link for a model number will land you on a page that provides you with a simulated version of the user interface you would see as if you typed in 192.168.1.1 with the device connected. Having the user interface available can prove very … [Read more...]
Covering IPv6 Basics While The Internet Society and Others Announce World IPv6 Day
From 0.0.0.0 to 255.255.255.255, IP version 4 addresses are mathematically finite and as I'm sure you've heard or read about, they are running out. (Follow the countdown on Twitter.) It's quite apparent because we've reached that sensationalist level in the mainstream media. Rest assured, a solution is in place and plenty of people are working behind the scenes to make the … [Read more...]