Re: (ASCEND) Low bit/high bit subnets

To: John Coy <jcoy@arkansas.net>
Subject: Re: (ASCEND) Low bit/high bit subnets
From: Phillip Vandry <vandry@Mlink.NET>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 09:51:46 -0400 (EDT)
cc: ascend-users@bungi.com
In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 08 Aug 1997 15:40:42 EDT." <3.0.1.32.19970808154042.007b5de0@mail.arkansas.net>
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> I was wondering if the Ascend products will properly
> route 'illegal' subnets such as the 0-bit and the high-bit
> subnets.  For example, if I have /27 network, can I use:
> 
> 208.133.27.0/27 (for IP's 208.133.27.1 - 208.133.27.31)
> 
> or 
> 
> 208.133.27.224/27 (for IP's 208.133.27.225 - 208.133.27.254)?

I've been told by Ascend and by Cisco to be afraid to do that with their
respective products, it violates specs all over the place, etc..

I beleieve that's a load of crap. There's nothing wrong with doing that.
The only thing that stops you is an obsoleted RFC.

-Phil
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