[NTLUG:Discuss] Verizon Fiber

[MadHat]

On Nov 9, 2005, at 4:50 PM, 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.
>
> 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'??

Allocating a /29, but leaving it part of a /24 is lazy.  I would not  
accept it.  SBC seems to be able to handle it properly.

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