[22906] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Cisco >224.0/3 problems..
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (bmanning@vacation.karoshi.com)
Wed Feb 3 04:02:33 1999
From: bmanning@vacation.karoshi.com
To: jamie@ais.net
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 00:50:43 -0800 (PST)
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <19990201130705.A10729@dilbert.ais.net> from "James Rishaw" at Feb 1, 99 01:07:06 pm
> I know this is all "multicast" space, but considering classless routing
> and CIDR, shouldn't this space be usable and able to be manipulated ?
Nope. Its still special. Once you turn on multicast support,
you get to "diddle" in that space although not directly.
See the nanog archives from late 1996/early 1997 for exaustive
discussions on what were special use addresses and what became
special use. Look for "Martian" in the subject thread.
>
> -jamie
> --
> jamie rishaw (efnet:gavroche) @ AIS / Exodus
> "I want peace on earth and goodwill towards men."
> "We are the United States Government. We don't do that sort of thing."
> --sneakers
>
