Wednesday 17 November 2010

In the 1/8 block.

Some while ago I noticed that APNIC had been allocated the 1.0.0.0/8 block. This was a cause for concern as it has been one of the more well know bogon prefixes. These are address blocks that may be used within organizations instead of the rfc1918 address space, e.g. 10.0.0.0/8. I've spoken people who have done this and the usual reason is to avoid issues with others who might be using rfc1918 address space.
iPhone screenshot.

The result, many ISPs would filter these bogon routes lest they leak out onto the Internet.

Now, to cut a long story short, I've noticed my iPhone now has an IP from this range. Time will tell if there are any connectivity issues.

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