On Mon, Oct 07, 2002 at 09:49:28AM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > On Thursday 3 October 2002, at 12 h 23, > Scott Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Not sure how applicable it may be, but the OpenBSD FAQ has referenced (since > > at least 2.7) a paper called "Understanding IP Addressing" that I found to = > > be > > pretty useful. > > http://www.3com.com/corpinfo/en_US/technology/tech_paper.jsp?DOC_ID=3D135 > > http://www.3com.com/other/pdfs/infra/corpinfo/en_US/501302.pdf > > It seems quite old and not very practical : > > * it never mentions RFC 1219, > * it mentions IPv6 in a few words, without any practical considerations, > * it explains the old classfull addressing first, instead of talking CIDR > right from the beginning.
Well, like I said ... it's been referenced since at least 2.7 (3 years ago or more) and I'm not sure how applicable it may be. :) I'm pretty sure the paper was written before IPv6 was much more than a lab experiment. It _was_ useful to me, but I was familiar with CIDR before I read the paper, so ... For those with no prior experience in IP addressing, it can provide a nice bit of historical background. While classful addressing may be passe, knowing one's history never hurts. -- -= Scott Francis || darkuncle (at) darkuncle (dot) net =- GPG key CB33CCA7 has been revoked; I am now 5537F527 illum oportet crescere me autem minui
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