[PLUG] Network routing

[Michael Rasmussen]

> Anyway, when we say that this addresses are "unroutable", we're really
> saying that they're not globally routable.  There's nothing about the
> implementation of TCP/IP that makes these addresses unusable.  We've
> simply made a gentleman's agreement to not use that space in 
> public and to
> either drop those packets or ignore those advertised routes 
> on our public
> networks.


There is at least one local ISP to remain nameless that uses 10. net
addresses for some of their core routers.  This makes traceroutes that
transit their network ... Interesting.


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