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Re: classful routes redux
From: Niels Bakker <niels=nanog () bakker net>
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 01:26:19 +0100
* fred () cisco com (Fred Baker) [Thu 03 Nov 2005, 01:17 CET]:
A class A gives you 16 bits to enumerate 8 bit subnets. If you start
You've been reading too much Cisco Press material.All a "Class A" gives you today is filthy looks, and people who know better shake their heads, feeling sorry for you.
The operational world left classful IPv4 addressing behind us, over a decade ago.
Perhaps it's time that certain vendors did the same, in their literature and certification programmes.
Recycling outdated terms to apply to new concepts ("Class C" to represent a /24 in the CIDR IPv4 world, or a /48 or whatever in IPv6) is a folly that can only lead to suffering.
-- Niels.
Current thread:
- Re: Using BGP to force inbound and outbound routing through particular routes, (continued)
- Re: Using BGP to force inbound and outbound routing through particular routes Randy Bush (Nov 02)
- Re: Using BGP to force inbound and outbound routing through particular routes Richard A Steenbergen (Nov 02)
- classful routes redux bmanning (Nov 02)
- Re: classful routes redux Fred Baker (Nov 02)
- Re: classful routes redux Bill Woodcock (Nov 02)
- Re: classful routes redux Fred Baker (Nov 02)
- Re: classful routes redux Bill Woodcock (Nov 02)
- Re: classful routes redux Kevin Loch (Nov 02)
- Re: classful routes redux Richard A Steenbergen (Nov 05)
- Re: classful routes redux Geoff Huston (Nov 05)
- Re: classful routes redux Niels Bakker (Nov 02)
- Re: classful routes redux Stephen J. Wilcox (Nov 02)
- Re: classful routes redux Todd Vierling (Nov 03)
- Re: classful routes redux Richard A Steenbergen (Nov 03)
- Re: classful routes redux Stephen J. Wilcox (Nov 03)
- Re: classful routes redux bmanning (Nov 03)
- Re: classful routes redux Patrick W. Gilmore (Nov 03)
- Re: classful routes redux Russ White (Nov 04)
- Re: classful routes redux Joe Abley (Nov 04)
- Re: classful routes redux Russ White (Nov 04)
- Re: classful routes redux Joseph S D Yao (Nov 04)