2 Nov
2005
2 Nov
'05
7:26 p.m.
* fred@cisco.com (Fred Baker) [Thu 03 Nov 2005, 01:17 CET]:
A class A gives you 16 bits to enumerate 8 bit subnets. If you start
You've been reading too much Cisco Press material. All a "Class A" gives you today is filthy looks, and people who know better shake their heads, feeling sorry for you. The operational world left classful IPv4 addressing behind us, over a decade ago. Perhaps it's time that certain vendors did the same, in their literature and certification programmes. Recycling outdated terms to apply to new concepts ("Class C" to represent a /24 in the CIDR IPv4 world, or a /48 or whatever in IPv6) is a folly that can only lead to suffering. -- Niels.