> -----Original Message-----
> From: Russell Ashdown [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, 19 April 2001 11:45 AM
> To: Alan Lee
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [SLUG] Re: ISP requests IP block back
>
>
> Why on earth would you want an assigned IP block?
>
Ummm, you MUST have at least some registered space if you wish to put your
hosts on the Internet. Otherwise no one will be able to find you!
Clearly the two /28 blocks mentioned only give you 6 usable addresses each,
not enough to run the organisation. Just the right number to allow you to
put www.xyz.com.au, mail.xyz.com.au, nameserver.xyz.com.au, proxy.xyz.com.au
on to the net.
You can't NAT everything. (Sure you can have the ISP host for you, but this
isn't always a scalable solution)
Martin Visser
Technology Consultant - Compaq Global Services
Compaq Computer Australia
410 Concord Road
Rhodes, Sydney NSW 2138
Australia
Phone: +61-2-9022-5630
Mobile: +61-411-254-513
Fax:+61-2-9022-7001
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