30 Jan
1995
30 Jan
'95
10:39 p.m.
As you've pointed out, by using the 1597 numbers, you're guaranteeing that that you can never use those numbers on the public Internet,
That's generally the point.
and you'll never be able to use more than one network provider.
Huh?
Even if most of a companies hosts are behind a firewall, they'd still be better off using globally unique numbers.
Yeah, there are 2^32 bits of address space, after all.
After all, if we all do our jobs right, maybe someday we can make the firewalls go away....
If we all do our jobs right, it won't matter if someone uses 1597 space. Firewalls will never go away -- they're too useful. Regards, -drc