Re: CIDR FAQ

[Dave Siegel <dsiegel () net99 net>]

> > > Does that mean that all the internet registries no longer allocate
> > > /24 (or longer) prefixes that have nothing to do with the actual
> > > Internet topology (these prefixes aka "portable addresses") ?  Perhaps
> > > folks from various Internet registries would be able to answer this
> > > question.
> >
> > I assign /22s to ISPs.  When they use them up I give them another /22.
> > Private companies that show a need for a /24 are assigned a /24.
>
> Ah. here is the rub.  When you ISP buddies come back, you should ask
> them to return the origianal /22 for a /20.  That way, the total size
> of the routing system stays the same!

And every time they need to expand, even using the same provider, they have
to renumber their whole network?

I sincerely hope that was sarcasm I detected in your post...

Dave

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