RE: Getting a "portable" /19 or /20
From: mike harrison [mailto:meuon@highertech.net] Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 3:08 PM
John said:
Well, you could acquire a company that already has one. :)
That has been the suggestion from several people. I've even considered it, especially when one of my local competitors has a /18, and they are much smaller than we are.
Isn't it wonderful how being a good netizen allows your less-picky competitors to get a leg-up on you? Say what<!?!>, they're smaller than you and have an /18? How did that happen?
We 'NAT' an incredible amount of dial-up and commercial customers to reduce our need for public IP's, and trends thankfully went to customers WANTING to be NAT'd and Proxied for 'firewall' reasons, with only a few public IP's.
However, it kinda makes you wish that you hadn't NAT'd doesn't it? Then, you'd have less of a problem qualifying for the /19.
It seems a poor reasons for acquiring a company, as they really do not "own" the address space. --Mike--
Remember that point made ... about the communist manifesto?
I've even considered it, especially when one of my local competitors has a /18, and they are much smaller than we are.
Isn't it wonderful how being a good netizen allows your less-picky competitors to get a leg-up on you? Say what<!?!>, they're smaller than you and have an /18? How did that happen?
The owner is creative, litigious, and of a different mindset. I've been 'online' since the mid-80's (I'm OLD ok?) and think a little differently.
However, it kinda makes you wish that you hadn't NAT'd doesn't it? Then, you'd have less of a problem qualifying for the /19.
My whole life, I've been mildly penalized for doing the right thing. I sleep well and am still the principal of a business I have owned since 1989 with mostly happy customers. Can you ask for more? I've been impressed by the responses.. wish I had made Nanog21 in Atlanta, maybe I can make Arizona and meet ya'll. --Mike--
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