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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: .255 addresses still not usable after all these years?
On Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:43:36 -0700 Kameron Gasso <[email protected]> wrote: > Christopher Morrow wrote: > > go-go-actiontec (vol sends those out, god do they suck...) > > Crappy CPE's are exactly why we don't hand out .0 and .255 addresses in > our DHCP pools. :( > -- > Kameron Gasso | Senior Systems Administrator | visp.net > Direct: 541-955-6903 | Fax: 541-471-0821 > We avoid them because in the interest of "security", customers who would be assigned .0 and .255 have trouble accessing their online banking and other financial websites. With IPv4 address space running out, we'll probably inevitably have to start handing them out and then get our customers to complain to their bank etc. Regards, Mark. -- "Sheep are slow and tasty, and therefore must remain constantly alert." - Bruce Schneier, "Beyond Fear"
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