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On Sun, 2 Mar 1997, Jim Jagielski wrote: > It's the renumbering part that I think gives people the most > heartburn... By the time you get "big enough" to warrent your > own block, you've got at least 32 ClassCs of which, I'm betting, > at least 28 are "given" to LAN-connected customers. This is > a _major_ headache not only for the ISP to go thru but also a > major headache to force your customers to go thru. That is, what > I think, is what really is most painful; that by the time you > are big enough to have your own block, you're too big to want > to renumber: Catch 22 Yes, but as a smaller ISP you can offer much better service, and help you customers renumber. Yes I of all people know it is a _major_ headache, but it can be done, and there are ways to do it. Just because it is a "_major_ headache", is not a good reason to add a route to the global table, or have the nic give you a bigger block then you need at that time. Nathan Stratton President, NetRail,Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phone (888)NetRail NetRail, Inc. Fax (404)522-1939 230 Peachtree Suite 500 WWW http://www.netrail.net/ Atlanta, GA 30303 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:34 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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