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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Static IP addresses for Dial-up
At 9:36 PM 29/1/96, Robert Elz <[email protected]> wrote: >Incidentally, absolutely no-one seems to doubt that if I have >two systems at home, on a baby-lan, I can have a /29 or /30 >statically assigned to me (at 50% or less address effeciency), >but that if I have just one it seems I'm not supposed to have >a /32 (100% address effeciency). Weird... Yes. Combine this with IP over Direct-TV, where the PC address must be synchronized between the out-bound telephone channel (semi-permanent) and the in-bound satellite channel (permanent). Also combine with IP mobility, which assumes that the mobile is keeping its IP address while roaming. Also combine with IP over CATv, where a PC at home has essentially the same requirement as a PC at work. All in all, at least one address per computer is a very reasonable goal, one which we have zero reason to legislate away. Christian Huitema
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