On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 06:36:12AM -0600, Robert Bonomi wrote:
> > From [email protected] Sun Jan 15 02:02:00
> > 2012
> > Subject: Re: Whois 172/12
> > From: "Patrick W. Gilmore" <[email protected]>
> > Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:58:11 -0500
> > To: NANOG list <[email protected]>
> >
> > Read RFC1918.
> >
> > Likely a machine on his local network (i.e. behind the same NAT box) is
> > hitting him.
>
>
> Patrick,
> I'v read RFC-1918. I cannot find *any* reference to 172.0/12, as the OP
> was asking about. 172.16/12, yes. but not 172.0/12. Can you please clarify
> your advice?
>
> ZZ
so as a stylistic point, 172/12 is supposed to equal 172.0.0.0/12?
if memory serves, back in the day, there were records of allocations in
this space,
pre-ARIN. When RFC 1918 was settled on, there were some folks blocking
172.0.0.0/8
so there was talk of relocating those folks into other space.
/bill
