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To: Atsushi Murai <amurai@spec.co.jp>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.sbin/ppp ipcp.c 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 04 Jul 95 14:59:08 +0900."
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From: David Greenman <davidg@Root.COM>
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Date: Mon, 03 Jul 1995 23:00:56 -0700
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>"Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@freefall.cdrom.com> wrote:
>:
>:This topic has been rolling around on the mailing lists for some time now.
>:All comments have been that the mapping is bogus.  No RFCs mention the
>:magic address "192.0.0.1".  This combined with all of the other reasons
>:stated on this list make it fairly obvious that the mapping is wrong.  I
>:think that these are the reasons that David made the change.  I don't 
>:think David missed any of the steps you show on your list.  As soon as
>:you find a reason for the code to be reverted, it will be.
>
>Do you find a magic address "0.0.0.0"  for such use on RFC ?

   Well, 0.0.0.0 may not be a "real" IP address, but it is the default for
uninitialized interfaces. 192.0.0.1, however, is a valid address and is even
assigned to someone!

[corbin:CORBIN] nslookup
Default Server:  implode.Root.COM
Address:  198.145.90.17

> set qt=ptr
> 192.0.0.1
Server:  implode.Root.COM
Address:  198.145.90.17

1.0.0.192.in-addr.arpa  name = NOVEX-1.NOVEX.COM
in-addr.arpa    nameserver = NS.INTERNIC.NET
in-addr.arpa    nameserver = AOS.ARL.ARMY.MIL
in-addr.arpa    nameserver = NS1.ISI.EDU
in-addr.arpa    nameserver = C.PSI.NET
in-addr.arpa    nameserver = TERP.UMD.EDU
in-addr.arpa    nameserver = NS.NASA.GOV
in-addr.arpa    nameserver = NIC.NORDU.NET
in-addr.arpa    nameserver = NS.ISC.ORG
in-addr.arpa    nameserver = NS.NIC.DDN.MIL
NS.INTERNIC.NET internet address = 198.41.0.4
AOS.ARL.ARMY.MIL        internet address = 128.63.4.82
AOS.ARL.ARMY.MIL        internet address = 192.5.25.82
NS1.ISI.EDU     internet address = 128.9.0.107
C.PSI.NET       internet address = 192.33.4.12
TERP.UMD.EDU    internet address = 128.8.10.90
NS.NASA.GOV     internet address = 128.102.16.10
NIC.NORDU.NET   internet address = 192.36.148.17
NS.ISC.ORG      internet address = 192.5.5.241

-DG