
1 Jan
2001
1 Jan
'01
3:13 a.m.
> so any isp which lets the outside world see a packet with a source in 1918 > space is in direct violation of 1918. ... Nevertheless, the operational reality is that having a traceroute that shows RFC1918 addresses is more useful than a traceroute that shows * * *, and therefore I suspect most operators will continue to permit RFC1918 addresses into their networks as long as a few questionable individuals use them to source traffic. (If they even bother to think about it.) --jhawk