Re: 69/8 revisited

["Scott Granados" <scott () wworks net>]

I've definitely noticed the steady decline in complaints in reachability.  I
think though at some point it will be resolved, after all all the other
blocks got squared away it seems, or is that an incorrect assumption?


----- Original Message -----
From: <jlewis () lewis org>
To: "Rick Ernst" <erond () legendz com>
Cc: <nanog () merit edu>
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 10:26 AM
Subject: Re: 69/8 revisited


> On Wed, 19 Mar 2003, Rick Ernst wrote:
>
> > Their answer was basically that 69/8 (only) is where they are allocating
from
> > and that "from reading NANOG, it appears that much of the problem has
been
> > resolved."
>
> I wonder what they based that ASSumption on?
>
> The thread just sort of died...and now you've revived it.
>
> > I haven't seen any updated information that 69/8 is now working for
people.
> > Is everyone just quiet about it, or have filters actually been updated
making
> > this a non-issue?
>
> I've been busy with other things, so I haven't been able to spend as much
> time on my 69/8 reachability project as I did the first few days.  I still
> have a list of about 700 destinations reachable from 209.208/17 but not
> from 69/8.  That's down from about 1000 when I did the first ping sweep.
> I know I've personally gotten half a dozen or so networks to update their
> filtering.  I've also had several messages apparently go ignored (1 week
> with no response and no filter update), two of which are US military
> /16's.
>
> A bunch of the remaining affected networks are in other countries where
> I'm afraid language is going to be a barrier.  This issue will likely
> never be entirely resolved.  Just hope your customers don't care about
> reaching the remaining affected networks.
>
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