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| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.networking |
|---|---|
| From | Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> |
| Subject | Re: Dealing with a network knowledge troll! |
| References | <slrnk3drvp.1eu.dev.null@usenet.home.b0h0.com> <k18chb$9dp$1@dont-email.me> |
| Message-ID | <slrnk3flgc.745.ibuprofin@fermi.phx.az.us> (permalink) |
| Date | 2012-08-24 14:29 -0500 |
On Fri, 24 Aug 2012, in the Usenet newsgroup comp.os.linux.networking,
in article <k18chb$9dp$1@dont-email.me>, telsar wrote:
>Well, it may say its valid for use and all, and a lot depends on the
>mask used. But, it would be an odd thing to do as most avoid this
>value. Using it may find some bugs scattered around in software.
About a week ago, of the 118784 networks allocated or assigned by the
five Regional Internet Registries, 600 had a '255' in the second or
third octet. 5 of those 600 (128.255.0.0 being UofIowa, 170.255.0.0.
192.12.255.0, 192.51.255.0 and 192.66.255.0) were assigned in the late
1980s. I think someone might have noticed by now.
>Its IPv6 time, lots of room for adventure especially concerning the
>conversion from IPv4.
About a week ago, there were 11619 IPv6 networks - and for perspective
there were 11675 IPv4 networks at the end of 1991.
>PS: Anyone seeing a "255" would think its some kind of broadcast
>thingy, except us.
Nearly all computer users wouldn't even recognize an IP address of
either version 4 _or_ 6.
Old guy
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Dealing with a network knowledge troll! Mike Lovell <dev.null@b0h0.com> - 2012-08-23 22:07 -0500
Re: Dealing with a network knowledge troll! David Brown <david@westcontrol.removethisbit.com> - 2012-08-24 09:05 +0200
Re: Dealing with a network knowledge troll! Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2012-08-24 07:17 +0000
Re: Dealing with a network knowledge troll! Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2012-08-24 10:29 -0500
Re: Dealing with a network knowledge troll! Mike Lovell <dev.null@b0h0.com> - 2012-08-24 10:53 -0500
Re: Dealing with a network knowledge troll! "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2012-08-24 14:02 -0400
Re: Dealing with a network knowledge troll! Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2012-08-24 20:21 +0000
Re: Dealing with a network knowledge troll! Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2012-08-24 09:07 +0100
Re: Dealing with a network knowledge troll! telsar <noone@nowhere.com> - 2012-08-24 12:09 -0500
Re: Dealing with a network knowledge troll! Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2012-08-24 14:29 -0500
Re: Dealing with a network knowledge troll! telsar <noone@nowhere.com> - 2012-08-24 15:58 -0500
Re: Dealing with a network knowledge troll! Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2012-08-24 22:23 +0000
Re: Dealing with a network knowledge troll! telsar <noone@nowhere.com> - 2012-08-25 12:40 -0500
Re: Dealing with a network knowledge troll! Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2012-08-25 09:38 +0100
Re: Dealing with a network knowledge troll! telsar <noone@nowhere.com> - 2012-08-25 12:35 -0500
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