My *guess* is that there are insufficient RFC1918 (v4) addresses to go around both 3G and 4G mobile terminals and since everything that needs to go externally will be NATed to a public IP anyway it doesn't matter what is used between your handset and VF's packet core. Anything you choose potentially looks like you are squatting on someone else's space. At least they picked what looked like an unannounced (at the time) prefix.
Greg -----Original Message----- From: uknof [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alexander Harrowell Sent: 16 September 2014 14:44 To: [email protected] Subject: [uknof] Vodafone UK/AS25135, 1.2.3.50 O RLY? I was a little surprised, using Vodafone LTE as a backup link yesterday morning, to see "Read 1.2.3.50" from my web browser. 1.2.3.50 isn't a Vodafone netblock and is actually an APNIC debogon. Squatting in 1/8 is a bit dated isn't it? Seems to be some sort of proxy listening on 80 and 25. whois 1.2.3.50 % [whois.apnic.net] % Whois data copyright terms http://www.apnic.net/db/dbcopyright.html % Information related to '1.2.3.0 - 1.2.3.255' inetnum: 1.2.3.0 - 1.2.3.255 netname: Debogon-prefix descr: APNIC Debogon Project descr: APNIC Pty Ltd country: AU admin-c: AR302-AP tech-c: AR302-AP mnt-by: APNIC-HM mnt-routes: MAINT-AU-APNIC-GM85-AP mnt-irt: IRT-APNICRANDNET-AU status: ASSIGNED PORTABLE changed: [email protected] 20110922 source: APNIC irt: IRT-APNICRANDNET-AU address: PO Box 3646 address: South Brisbane, QLD 4101 address: Australia e-mail: [email protected] abuse-mailbox: [email protected] admin-c: AR302-AP tech-c: AR302-AP auth: # Filtered mnt-by: MAINT-AU-APNIC-GM85-AP changed: [email protected] 20110922 source: APNIC role: APNIC RESEARCH address: PO Box 3646 address: South Brisbane, QLD 4101 address: Australia country: AU phone: +61-7-3858-3188 fax-no: +61-7-3858-3199 e-mail: [email protected] remarks: ++++++++++++++++++ remarks: + Address blocks listed with this contact remarks: + are withheld from general use and are remarks: + only routed briefly for passive testing. remarks: + remarks: + If you are receiving unwanted traffic remarks: + it is almost certainly spoofed source remarks: + or hijacked address usage. remarks: + remarks: + http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_address_spoofing remarks: + http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_internet_registry remarks: + remarks: ++++++++++++++++++ nic-hdl: AR302-AP tech-c: AH256-AP admin-c: AH256-AP mnt-by: MAINT-APNIC-AP changed: [email protected] 20110822 source: APNIC % This query was served by the APNIC Whois Service version 1.69.1-APNICv1r0 (WHOIS4) ________________________________________________________________________ This e-mail message (including any attachment) is intended only for the personal use of the recipient(s) named above. This message is confidential and may be legally privileged. If you are not an intended recipient, you may not review, copy or distribute this message. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the original message. Any views or opinions expressed in this message are those of the author only. Furthermore, this message (including any attachment) does not create any legally binding rights or obligations whatsoever, which may only be created by the exchange of hard copy documents signed by a duly authorised representative of Hutchison 3G UK Limited. Hutchison 3G UK Limited is a company registered in England and Wales with company number 3885486. Registered Office Star House, 20 Grenfell Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1EH ________________________________________________________________________
