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Re: Companies using public IP space owned by others for internal routing


From: Richard <rgolodner () infratection com>
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2017 16:42:48 -0600



On 12/17/2017 04:30 PM, Robert Webb wrote:
Will anyone comment on the practice of large enterprises using non RFC1918 IP space that other entities are assigned by 
ARIN for internal routing?

Just curious as to how wide spread this might be. I just heard of this happening with a large ISP and never really 
thought about it until now.

Robert


    It is more common than you would think. Why use public IP's when you can have many rfc1918 options. Always amazes me after the initial confusion.
    Richard


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