[NTLUG:Discuss] Verizon Fiber

[Leroy Tennison]

David Simmons wrote:

>>What you really
>>have is a block of IPs on a class C block.  Arin is a different beast, and
>>really requires everything be in clean subnets, so they file you with Arin
>>as a /29.  What this really does is allow you to run your own reverse DNS
>>for those IPs which are assigned to you, and takes the burden off of
>>verizon.net.
>>Sure it looks non standard, but look at the purpose of arin, and it makes
>>sense that things are filed with them to meet their requirements for
>>sanity, but handled by the ISP in they way which requires the least amount
>>of stress/work... I am sure it is also a bit easier to explain to their
>>call center folks who don't understand networking that "All default
>>gateways should be .1" Class C is easier for the uninitiated to grok.
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>Ok...guess I'm not saying clearly my beef with them.  Ok, sure I'm
>receiving 5 static IP's from a class C block with them...but my name is
>LITERALLY on all 8!?!?  So whoever the other yahoo's are that have the
>three that are not routeable by me are using my name...and everything
>going/coming to those IP's has my name...doesn't that seem bass ackwards
>to you!?  and NOT 'top notch'??
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I'm not sure I know what to think about this and, unfortunately, I 
deleted some of the original emails so I don't have all the details any 
more (wasn't really interested until everyone started talking about 
subnet stuff).  Is what they are doing VLANs where (in this case) a 
bunch of subnets are on one VLAN allowing one address to be the gateway 
for all subnets, one address for broadcast and one for "this network"? 
 Alternatively, is it really one class C subnet and they're playing 
games with subnet masks while telling you which IPs are really yours 
(what does the subnet mask, etc. look like for those who have node 9 and 
15)?  Or is it something else I haven't thought of?