Date: Wed, 9 Aug 2000 23:52:46 -0700 From: "Crist J . Clark" <cjclark@reflexnet.net> To: "Dale E. Chulhan" <dchulhan@uwi.tt> Cc: My List <TheTechies@onelist.com>, "chat@FreeBSD.ORG" <chat@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Non-standard internal addressing Message-ID: <20000809235246.A5405@149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com> In-Reply-To: <3991FD90.511D6EC9@uwi.tt>; from dchulhan@uwi.tt on Wed, Aug 09, 2000 at 08:55:45PM -0400 References: <3991FD90.511D6EC9@uwi.tt>
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On Wed, Aug 09, 2000 at 08:55:45PM -0400, Dale E. Chulhan wrote:
> The private IP network allocations include one Class A network, 10.0.0.0; 16
> Class B networks, 172.16.0.0-172.31.0.0; and 256 Class C networks,
> 192.168.0.0-192.168.255.0
>
> What are the ramifications of using non allocated addresses for an INTRANET
> connecting to the outside world through a proxy using say 200.0.0.1-200.0.0.255
> 255.255.0.0
$ whois -a 200.0.0.1
HOCOL S.A.
(NETBLK-SHELL) NETBLK-SHELL 200.0.0.0 - 200.0.7.0
HOCOL S.A.
(NET-SHELL-1) SHELL-1 200.0.0.0
.
.
[snip]
$ whois -a '!NET-SHELL-1'
HOCOL S.A.
(NET-SHELL-1)
Bocagrande Carrerea 3a. No. 8-06
Apartado Aereo 0083
Cartagena
CO
.
.
[snip]
The BIG problem:
How are you going to route to those addresses? What if you want to
send some packets to Columbia?
The LESS BIG problem:
If you leak packets, they'll likely find their way to 200/24. Excuse
the national stereotypes, but you sure you want some Columbians mad
at you for DoS'ing their systems?
--
Crist J. Clark cjclark@alum.mit.com
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