Re: RFC 1918 network range choices

["Jay R. Ashworth" <jra () baylink com>]

The answer seems to be "no, Jon's not answering his email anymore".

This seems semi-authoritative, though, and probably as close as we're
going to get:

https://superuser.com/questions/784978/why-did-the-ietf-specifically-choose-192-168-16-to-be-a-private-ip-address-class/785641

Thanks, Akshay.

Cheers,
-- jra

----- Original Message -----
> From: "jra" <jra () baylink com>
> To: "North American Network Operators' Group" <nanog () nanog org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2017 10:40:57 AM
> Subject: RFC 1918 network range choices

> Does anyone have a pointer to an *authoritative* source on why
>
> 10/8
> 172.16/12 and
> 192.168/16
>
> were the ranges chosen to enshrine in the RFC?  Came up elsewhere, and I can't
> find a good citation either.
>
> To list or I'll summarize.
>
> Cheers,
> -- jra
> --
> Jay R. Ashworth                  Baylink                       jra () baylink com
> Designer                     The Things I Think                       RFC 2100
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Jay R. Ashworth                  Baylink                       jra () baylink com
Designer                     The Things I Think                       RFC 2100
Ashworth & Associates       http://www.bcp38.info          2000 Land Rover DII
St Petersburg FL USA      BCP38: Ask For It By Name!           +1 727 647 1274