From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Dec 15 07:35:41 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id HAA06592 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 15 Dec 1997 07:35:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from cheops.anu.edu.au (avalon@cheops.anu.edu.au [150.203.76.24]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id HAA06077 for ; Mon, 15 Dec 1997 07:30:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au) Message-Id: <199712151530.HAA06077@hub.freebsd.org> Received: by cheops.anu.edu.au (1.37.109.16/16.2) id AA290939783; Tue, 16 Dec 1997 02:29:44 +1100 From: Darren Reed Subject: Re: Re: Weird IP addresses To: marcs@znep.com (Marc Slemko) Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 02:29:43 +1100 (EDT) Cc: bmcgover@cisco.com, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: from "Marc Slemko" at Dec 15, 97 07:45:14 am X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk In some mail from Marc Slemko, sie said: > > I do not think they have started giving out these blocks yet because it > simply isn't necessary. There have been some experiments done on them, > though. The InterNIC makes no money from IP address allocations; if > anything, they lose money. In any case, they will no longer have control > of North American allocations after December 22 when ARIN takes over. Net 24 is being used by Telcos around the world for setting up cable internet access. That was one of those reserved class-A blocks. Try traceroute'ing to 24.0.0.2, for example. However, this isn't 1.1.1.1 or 111.111.111.111. Darren