On 24. May 2012, at 07:43 , sth...@nethelp.no wrote: >> every now and then the issue comes up on whether we still need >> to support non-contiguous masks in address lookups. >> I seem to remember someone (perhaps on this list) making a >> case for their presence, but forgot the details. >> So, does anyone know of a practical use of non contiguous masks ? > > I vote for removing non-contiguous masks. They are incompatible with > CIDR, which was introduced in 1993 (!). > > Non-contiguous masks have been unsupported in many routers produced > the last 10 years or so.
Contrary I still know people using them and relying on it. Not sure on which version they are. I am not quite sure what micro-optimizations on legacy IP will help us after a decade or longer. Let it rest and die gracefully the next years. Of course, fixing bugs still considered good:) /bz -- Bjoern A. Zeeb You have to have visions! It does not matter how good you are. It matters what good you do! _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
