From owner-freebsd-isp Mon Jun 9 16:24:43 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id QAA20669 for isp-outgoing; Mon, 9 Jun 1997 16:24:43 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.cdrom.com [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id QAA20663 for ; Mon, 9 Jun 1997 16:24:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pooh.cdrom.com (pooh.cdrom.com [204.216.28.222]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id QAA13751 for ; Mon, 9 Jun 1997 16:24:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.id.net ([199.125.1.6]) by pooh.cdrom.com (8.8.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id QAA16132 for ; Mon, 9 Jun 1997 16:22:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from server.id.net (server.id.net [199.125.2.20]) by mail.id.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id TAA01691; Mon, 9 Jun 1997 19:20:11 -0400 (EDT) From: Robert Shady Received: (from rls@localhost) by server.id.net (8.8.5/8.7.3) id TAA06661; Mon, 9 Jun 1997 19:20:10 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <199706092320.TAA06661@server.id.net> Subject: Re: IP Addressing In-Reply-To: <339C7CE3.4F7D@eaznet.com> from Eddie Fry at "Jun 9, 97 03:07:54 pm" To: eddie@eaznet.com (Eddie Fry) Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997 19:20:10 -0400 (EDT) Cc: isp@freebsd.com X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL31H (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-isp@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > OK, call me ignorant. I asked my ISP for another class C address and > this is what he sent me. Can anybody explain this to me? My guess is > that it's a class B subnet and 4 class C's. Is that correct? > > 209.75.130/22(255.255.252)(4nets:209.75.224-227) - eaznet.com That is more or less correct, although technically they don't own what officially used to be known as a "Class B", they own the equivilent. ATMNET (NETBLK-ATMNET-BLK4) 5440 Morehouse Dr, #4500 San Diego, CA 92121 Netname: ATMNET-BLK4 Netblock: 209.75.0.0 - 209.75.255.255 Maintainer: ATM ADDRESSES WITHIN THIS BLOCK ARE NON-PORTABLE They have 255 class C's assigned to them, and they are giving you what looks like 4 of them. -- Rob === _/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ _/_/ _/ _/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/_/_/_/_/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/_/ _/ Innovative Data Services Serving South-Eastern Michigan Internet Service Provider / Hardware Sales / Consulting Services Voice: (810)855-0404 / Fax: (810)855-3268 / Web: http://www.id.net