[1894] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: [NIC-960209.1757] Routing Problem (fwd)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (bmanning@ISI.EDU)
Tue Feb 13 14:16:02 1996
From: bmanning@ISI.EDU
To: pferguso@cisco.com (Paul Ferguson)
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 10:54:53 -0800 (PST)
Cc: jon@branch.com, chan@mibx.com, loco@MFST.COM, nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <199602131733.JAA12896@lint.cisco.com> from "Paul Ferguson" at Feb 13, 96 12:33:57 pm
>
> At 12:18 PM 2/13/96 -0500, Jon Zeeff wrote:
> >
> >Let's not forget that the problem is poor router/protocol design and that
> >it can be solved. CIDR is a band-aid.
> >
To which Paul responds....
>
> CIDR is a hell of a lot more than a band-aid. It extends the life of
> IP v4 for an indiscriminate amount of time, and while v6 may be just
indeterminate <-- Intended?
> around the corner [according to some sources], the same type of CIDR
> mechanisms will still be needed.
>
Heck of a BandAid... like a heart transplant.
Now if we could just get brain transplants.... :)
--bill
