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Re: [homenet] Which IP addresses must be avoided?

Ray Bellis <ray@bellis.me.uk> Wed, 18 May 2016 08:16 UTC

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On 18/05/2016 08:02, Mikael Abrahamsson wrote:

> I have talked to operator colleagues and found several who use .0 and
> .255 IPv4 adresses handed out to customers for Internet communication
> without ill effects.
> 
> So while this was a problem 10-20 years ago, I'd say it isn't now.

I'm glad to hear this!

thanks,

Ray

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