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Re: Strange public traceroutes return private RFC1918 addresses

  • From: Petri Helenius
  • Date: Tue Feb 03 14:01:24 2004 
bill wrote:





got me... although I could fabricate a rational.



40 byte packets @ 40Gig is a wonder to contemplate.

the whole ATM argument (53byte "cells" over 100Meg)

being an egregious overhead expense for segmentation/

reassembly is amplified here.




There are more cell-based fixed access links running IP than all other
technologies combined.

(fixed == not counting dialup)

So cells must be good for you. At least they sell well :)



Pete