Re: NATs *ARE* evil!

[Dave Curado <davec () weezel net>]

ARIN has a (difficult) job to do, and from my experiences they do it 
well.  

1) You need to follow their rules/instructions
2) You can never supply them with too much information.
3) A good attitude helps.

> Welcome to the club.  ARIN is commonly referred to by my peers as the "IP 
> Nazi's"...
>
> Brantley
>
> At 12:46 AM 12/15/2000 -0500, Jeff Mcadams wrote:
>
> > Also sprach David R Huberman
> > > > We're currently efficiently (according to ARIN's guidelines)
> > > > utilizing a /20, 2 /23's and a /24.  We apply to ARIN for space, and
> > > > what do they say they'll give us?  A /20.  Period.  Someone care to
> > > > explain this to me?
> >
> > > It means you didn't explain your goals clearly enough, I guess.
> >
> > What is there to explain?
> >
> > > If you demonstrate to ARIN efficient utilization of 21 /24s (as you
> > > describe above), you qualify for 32 /24s for renumbering purposes; a /19.
> >
> > > Go back and show them you've used 21 /24s efficiently and ask for
> > > sufficient address space with which to renumber and grow your business.
> > > You'll get a /19 every time.
> >
> > Hello...I'm using *more* than a /20 right *now*.  If I had 100%
> > efficient utilization of the IP addresses that we're using *today* I
> > couldn't fit into just a /20.  I can't come up with *any* logic that
> > would make sense to renumber into a /20.  This information was clearly
> > spelled out on our application.  If the folks at ARIN are too dense to
> > add a few numbers together, you'd think they'd at least drop us an email
> > or a phone call and ask a question or two!  Sheesh!  There is *NO*
> > excuse for ARIN here, what they've done with us has *NO* rational
> > explanation.
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