On 8/15/2013 9:05 AM, Leo Bicknell wrote:
On Aug 14, 2013, at 3:27 PM, Patrick W. Gilmore <patrick@ianai.net> wrote:
Once you define what you mean by "how bit is the Internet", I'll be happy to spout off about how big it is. :)
Arbitrary definition time: A Internet host is one that can send and receive packets directly with at least one far end device addressed out of RIR managed IPv4 or IPv6 space.
That means behind a NAT counts, behind a firewall counts, but a true private network (two PC's into an L2 switch with no other connections) does not, even if they use IP protocols. Note that devices behind a pure L3 proxy do not count, but the L3 proxy itself counts.
Isn't that like excluding city streets from the "How many miles of roads?" question--likely to be the bigger fraction of the whole-as-a-traveler-sees-it? -- Requiescas in pace o email Two identifying characteristics of System Administrators: Ex turpi causa non oritur actio Infallibility, and the ability to learn from their mistakes. (Adapted from Stephen Pinker)