route: 0.0.0.0/32 in LEVEL3 IRR

Wed Jan 31 05:48:43 UTC 2024

DoD's /8s are usually squatted by networks that run out of private IPv4 space.
Even though it is very risky to steal resources from an organization
that can deploy a black helicopter or a nuclear warhead over you, for
some reason like it not appearing in the DFZ people seem to like it.

Rubens

On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 11:40 PM Dave Taht <dave.taht at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> That's pretty cool, actually. I keep wondering when someone will offer
> up a 0.0.0.0/8...
>
> https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-schoen-intarea-unicast-0-00.html
>
> There must be more people out there than just amazon and google that
> ran out of 10/8.
>
> On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 11:29 AM Frank Habicht <geier at geier.ne.tz> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I got 2 bounces for the email addresses seen below for an email similar
> > to the below...
> >
> > Anyone want to remove this IRR entry before anyone notices...???   ;-)
> >
> > Frank
> >
> >
> > I believe that the entry of
> > route:          0.0.0.0/32
> >
> > does not serve any good purpose?
> >
> > I was surprised to see it in a list of prefixes from bgpq4 and the very
> > good https://irrexplorer.nlnog.net/prefix/0.0.0.0 guided me that it's in
> > "Level3".
> >
> > I'm wondering how many auto-generated filters contain this unnecessary
> > prefix....
> >
> > PS: Oh, just seen - it's from TODAY. Maybe remove before anyone sees it...?
> >
> > Thanks for looking into this,
> > Frank
> >
> >
> > [frank at fisi ~]$ whois -h rr.level3.com 0.0.0.0/32
> > [Querying rr.level3.com]
> > [rr.level3.com]
> > route:          0.0.0.0/32
> > origin:         AS10753
> > mnt-by:         TCCGlobalNV-MNT
> > changed:        ankita.grewal at lumen.com
> > source:         LEVEL3
> > last-modified:  2024-01-30T11:04:49Z
> >
> >
> > [frank at fisi ~]$ whois -h rr.level3.com TCCGlobalNV-MNT
> > [Querying rr.level3.com]
> > [rr.level3.com]
> > mntner:         TCCGlobalNV-MNT
> > descr:          TCC Global N.V.
> > auth:           CRYPT-PW DummyValue  # Filtered for security
> > upd-to:         ripehostmaster at eu.centurylink.net
> > tech-c:         LTHM
> > admin-c:        LTHM
> > mnt-by:         TCCGlobalNV-MNT
> > changed:        ankita.grewal at lumen.com
> > source:         LEVEL3
> > last-modified:  2024-01-30T11:01:52Z
> >
>
>
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