On Sun, 2 Mar 1997, Jim Jagielski wrote:
It's the renumbering part that I think gives people the most heartburn... By the time you get "big enough" to warrent your own block, you've got at least 32 ClassCs of which, I'm betting, at least 28 are "given" to LAN-connected customers. This is a _major_ headache not only for the ISP to go thru but also a major headache to force your customers to go thru. That is, what I think, is what really is most painful; that by the time you are big enough to have your own block, you're too big to want to renumber: Catch 22
Yes, but as a smaller ISP you can offer much better service, and help you customers renumber. Yes I of all people know it is a _major_ headache, but it can be done, and there are ways to do it. Just because it is a "_major_ headache", is not a good reason to add a route to the global table, or have the nic give you a bigger block then you need at that time. Nathan Stratton President, NetRail,Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phone (888)NetRail NetRail, Inc. Fax (404)522-1939 230 Peachtree Suite 500 WWW http://www.netrail.net/ Atlanta, GA 30303 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:34