Re: [Hampshire] [OT] TalkTalk and low IP addresses

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Author: Dee Earley
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] [OT] TalkTalk and low IP addresses
On 18/05/2010 14:51, Andy Smith wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 01:50:12PM +0100, Chris Dennis wrote:
>> I've just been to a client who suddenly lost access to various websites
>> including www.hants.gov.uk
>>
>> It turns out that TalkTalk have assigned to her router an IP address
>> like 2.97.x.x, and that Hampshire County Council think that it's
>> invalid.
>
> I come across this all the time. HCC are running what networky types
> call a bogon filter. An outdated bogon filter is worse than no bogon
> filter at all.


Out of interest, is there much point in having one at all?
Surely if they are unallocated, no one can really be using them and
expect them to work?

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