-----Original Message----- From: joel jaeggli [mailto:joelja@bogus.com] Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 10:05 AM To: Owen DeLong Cc: George Bonser; nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Partial Use Of one Regions IP Block in another
On 2010-05-20 09:36, Owen DeLong wrote:
We're scraping the bottom of the barrel for IPv4 space these days. It is what it is, and it's only going to get worse in IPv4. Time to go to IPv6.
in ipv6 we're using our arin /32 in all regions where we appear...
joel
Exactly. So migrating to v6 has no bearing on the conversation. The same "problem" (a problem which some people create themselves by relying on the source IP to determine geographic location) exists with either protocol. There is just no way to tell where the device initiating the conversation is located by looking at the IP and the extent to which you can tell by where the traffic enters your network depends on the temperature of the potato as perceived by the network downstream from you. Did they haul it across an ocean before handing it to you? Geographical location by IP address is just plain nuts, but people will find a way to sell anything, I suppose. George