[olug] wierd thing on cox network

Dave Hull dphull at insipid.com
Thu Oct 7 20:39:46 UTC 2004


Quoting Sean Kelly <smkelly at zombie.org>:

> Before you panic, you should consider the possibility that Cox may be
> renumbering or allocating extra IP space. If you check with ARIN, you can
> see that many cable company allocations are spread around 24.0.0.0/8. In
> fact, according to ARIN:
>
> 024/8   May 01   ARIN - Cable Block                  (Formerly IANA - Jul 95)

Interesting. My local cable provider in (gasp!) Lawrence, KS has been delegated
some part of 24.124.0.0/16. I didn't realize 24.0.0.0/8 was designated
specifically for cable by ARIN. Good to know.

--
Dave Hull
http://insipid.com



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