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Well, GE is the largest corporation in the world. The total employees in all seven divisions and their components is just over 1.7 million. That is a lot. Add in all the IP devices in NBC's network alone and you've got a huge number of justifiable space right there. Further, they, uh sorry, we, :-) are renumbering all acquired companies into the 3.0.0.0/8 range and returning the historic class B's (i.e. Ameridata, Bodan, etc.). Vincent J. Bono Comstor Corporation A GE Capital Service Company > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Rothschild [SMTP:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 1997 7:09 AM > To: Alex Rubenstein > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Whoa; the 3 network? > > Funky discovery... question is, why does GE need such massive addr > space? > :) > > -=asr > > On Tue, 23 Dec 1997, Alex Rubenstein wrote: > > > > > Maybe I should be sleeping rather than examining BGP tables, but: > > > > > > whi4#sho ip bgp 3.156.20.0 > > BGP routing table entry for 3.156.20.0/24, version 449977 > > Paths: (1 available, best #1, advertised over IBGP) > > 7372 701 3561 1221 > > 207.99.5.196 from 207.99.5.196 (208.210.32.17) > > Origin incomplete, localpref 500, valid, external, best > > Community: 666 > > > > > > > > traceroute to 3.156.20.1 (3.156.20.1), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets > > . > > . > > 5 telstra.SanFrancisco.mci.net (166.48.19.250) 332.535 ms > 538.669 ms 365.308 ms > > 6 Fddi0-0.pad-core1.Sydney.telstra.net (139.130.249.226) 290.266 > ms 317.40 ms 290.209 ms > > 7 Hssi6-0.lon-core1.Melbourne.telstra.net (139.130.249.214) > 350.701 ms 339.90 ms 439.199 ms > > 8 Fddi0-0.lon11.Melbourne.telstra.net (139.130.239.234) 419.291 > ms 424.309 ms 283.243 ms > > 9 power2.lnk.telstra.net (139.130.49.114) 403.623 ms 353.911 ms > 307.750 ms > > 10 203.36.142.146 (203.36.142.146) 348.695 ms 310.482 ms 301.917 > ms > > > > > > [[email protected] /root]# whois 3.0.0.0 > > General Electric Company (NET-GE-INTERNET) > > One Independence Way > > Princeton, NJ 08540 > > > > Netname: GE-INTERNET > > Netnumber: 3.0.0.0 > > > > > > > > >
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