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> > On Tue, 8 Dec 1998, Bill Manning wrote: > > > 10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16 are the prefixes called out > > in RFC 1918. They are only for use in private networks that wish to use > > the IP protocols. Network operations and End System administrators should > > ensure that these prefixes is not coded into systems or routed through any > > Internet infrastructure. Since they have the appearance of "normal" prefixes, > > special precautions should be taken to ensure that they are not propagated > > in the Internet. > > What about instances where an I/NSPs extends its use of these addresses to > the customer's boundary router? This becomes epseically important if the > customer happens to have been doing its homework and using RFC1918 > addresses only to find (after signing the contract) that they collide with > the provider's addresses. Who wins in that case? > > Mohamad Eljazzar > EET Data Communications Well, RFC 1918 says these prefixes should not be propogated over the Internet but can be used on/in Intranets. I occasionally find it tough to discriminate between the two ideas. -- --bill
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