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On Fri, Mar 16, 2001 at 12:58:10AM -0800, Roeland Meyer wrote: > Because you can't change your upstream and keep your net-block. I still don't understand why this is so important, especially for networks with only a /24 or so of public visibility. > I was answering the point, that there was no particular advantage > between one IP addr block and another. I was disproving that > statement. Please learn to understand the difference between making > a point and advocating a position. Translation: "I don't like the current system, but I'm not going to do anything about it, short of posting flame bait to this list" > [...] This is one clue that you may be missing. *plonk* > You might also catch the clue that, as folks migrate more to RAIC > (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Computers) configurations, they will > swallow more IP addrs. When I can get a 100 node Linux cluster to do > the job of a Sun e6500, for one-tenth the cost, I'll be more than > happy to burn the IP addrs. Do all 100 machines need globally routable (and provider-independent, no less) IP's? That could pose a bit of a security issue, especially if these are back-end machines housing sensitive data, and aren't locked down tight enough. > Now, try and renumber/test/redeploy that mess in a day [...] s/day/few minutes/ Easy done, using the same mechanism you're using to make sure configs, software, content, security, network settings, etc are in sync, right? > Actually, investor folk look at some of that for obvious (to > everyone but you) *plonk* > reasons. Which co-los are being used, as well as how many of them, > make a big statement on robustness. However, too many locations > indicate wastage of funds. It also indicates access to bandwidth and > scaleability. Yes, proper due diligence is always important, especially in light of the recent dot.bomb failures. But what I was responding to was not that, but rather, your assertion that the investment community considers certain _IP blocks_ to be more desirable than others. -adam
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