21 Aug
2016
21 Aug
'16
9:46 p.m.
This network is used by NASDAQ for their test network. I constantly ran
into it when I worked on Wall Street. I've reported this before but it
always goes nowhere.
Mark
On Aug 21, 2016 14:48, "K7VE - John" <k7ve(a)k7ve.org> wrote:
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> I seem to recall 44.x.x.x being used at large trade shows 20 years ago or
> so....
>
> On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 10:24 AM, Brian Kantor <Brian(a)ucsd.edu> wrote:
>
> > (Please trim inclusions from previous messages)
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> > Although it would, at this moment, not have any significant effect
> > on the operation of the network if someone used it and it leaked out,
> > I feel it would be wise to avoid using it at all for anything
> > permanent or semi-permanent, as some day we may decide to assign
> > it somewhere and start routing it.
> >
> > Some years ago a large router company used 44.x.x.x addresses as
> > examples in their documentation. As one might expect, some people
> > used them right out of the examples and they leaked. It's always
> > wise not to trust every single router configuration to get things
> > right, and it would only take one to complicate things.
> >
> > So my advice is to avoid using 44.128.x.x for anything other than
> > really short tests. There are plenty of non-routed RFC1918 addresses
> > and subnets available and they are much less likely to get propagated
> > anywhere if they leak.
> > - Brian
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 21, 2016 at 07:37:23PM +0300, DaKnOb wrote:
> > > as far as I know, 44.128.0.0/16 is reserved for testing and
> > experimentation and should be treated much like an RFC1918 subnet. That
> > means it will not be routable to anyone (although it is advertised on
> BGP).
> > So I have a few questions about its use:
> > >
> > > 1. Can an AMPRNet member use 44.128.0.0/16 in their home instead of,
> > let’s say, 192.168.1.0/24? Note that I am not talking about routing
> these
> > addresses, just use them in a non-connected place.
> > > 2. Can a non-ham use 44.128.0.0/16 in their home instead of, let’s
> say,
> > 192.168.1.0/24?
> > > 3. Can a company use 44.128.0.0/16 for their intranet, instead of,
> > let’s say, 10.0.0.0/8?
> > >
> > > Note than in all three cases, nobody is connected to 44net gateways and
> > just use the network like any other private address. I am aware that
> > there’s no technical limitation in doing this and there are hardly any
> > benefits from doing this, however I am asking for informational purposes.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
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