Has PSI been assigned network 1?

Mon Apr 17 17:48:42 UTC 1995

PSI allows people to negotiate PPP addresses, and then propagates
everything everywhere w/o even token filtering.  I.e. any idiot can
subscribe to PSI service and kill the Internet.

--vadim

Date: Sun, 16 Apr 95 21:02:04 MET DST
From: Peter Lothberg <roll at Stupi.SE>
To: schoff at psi.com, nanog at merit.edu, postel at isi.edu
Subject: Has PSI been assigned network 1?

Or why are they announcing it to the rest of the Internet through
their box at MAE-East???

bash$ whois 1.0.0.0
No match for "1.0.0.0".

The InterNIC Registration Services Host contains ONLY Internet Information
(Networks, ASN's, Domains, and POC's).
Please use the whois server at nic.ddn.mil for MILNET Information.

traceroute 1.1.1.1
traceroute to 1.1.1.1 (1.1.1.1), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
 1  sl-dialup-2.sprintlink.net (192.157.36.128)  252 ms  245 ms  223 ms
 2  192.157.36.1 (192.157.36.1)  251 ms  250 ms  251 ms
 3  sl-dc-1-S3-T1.sprintlink.net (144.228.0.225)  252 ms  262 ms  253 ms
 4  icm-dc-1-F0/0.icp.net (144.228.20.101)  275 ms  269 ms  252 ms
 5  psi-mae-east-1.psi.net (192.41.177.235)  268 ms  254 ms  241 ms
 6  washington2.dc.isdn.psi.net (38.146.99.110)  261 ms  271 ms  262 ms
 7  1.1.1.1 (1.1.1.1)  457 ms  1284 ms  543 ms

bash$ traceroute 1.1.1.2
traceroute to 1.1.1.2 (1.1.1.2), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets
 1  sl-dialup-2.sprintlink.net (192.157.36.128)  253 ms  253 ms  246 ms
 2  192.157.36.1 (192.157.36.1)  246 ms  243 ms  228 ms
 3  sl-dc-1-S3-T1.sprintlink.net (144.228.0.225)  249 ms  447 ms  313 ms
 4  icm-dc-1-F0/0.icp.net (144.228.20.101)  274 ms  251 ms  278 ms
 5  psi-mae-east-1.psi.net (192.41.177.235)  265 ms  257 ms  266 ms
 6  core.net228.psi.net (38.1.2.7)  286 ms  278 ms  276 ms
 7  core.net99.psi.net (38.1.2.10)  338 ms  370 ms  279 ms
 8  core.net228.psi.net (38.1.2.7)  306 ms  326 ms  290 ms
 9  core.net99.psi.net (38.1.2.10)  335 ms  308 ms  325 ms
10  core.net228.psi.net (38.1.2.7)  372 ms  353 ms  341 ms
11  core.net99.psi.net (38.1.2.10)  376 ms  385 ms  377 ms
12  core.net228.psi.net (38.1.2.7)  438 ms  375 ms  365 ms
13  core.net99.psi.net (38.1.2.10)  384 ms  441 ms  371 ms
14  core.net228.psi.net (38.1.2.7)  394 ms  426 ms  474 ms
15  core.net99.psi.net (38.1.2.10)  427 ms  540 ms  565 ms
16  core.net228.psi.net (38.1.2.7)  521 ms  500 ms  489 ms
17  core.net99.psi.net (38.1.2.10)  530 ms  483 ms  527 ms
18  core.net228.psi.net (38.1.2.7)  567 ms  493 ms  561 ms
19  core.net99.psi.net (38.1.2.10)  779 ms  462 ms  670 ms
20  core.net228.psi.net (38.1.2.7)  531 ms  620 ms  613 ms
21  core.net99.psi.net (38.1.2.10)  562 ms  728 ms  598 ms
22  core.net228.psi.net (38.1.2.7)  812 ms  566 ms  835 ms
23  core.net99.psi.net (38.1.2.10)  661 ms  678 ms  574 ms
24  core.net228.psi.net (38.1.2.7)  647 ms  820 ms  666 ms
25  core.net99.psi.net (38.1.2.10)  649 ms  625 ms  628 ms
26  core.net228.psi.net (38.1.2.7)  900 ms  634 ms  733 ms
27  core.net99.psi.net (38.1.2.10)  648 ms  659 ms  656 ms
28  core.net228.psi.net (38.1.2.7)  776 ms  979 ms  834 ms
29  core.net99.psi.net (38.1.2.10)  715 ms  689 ms  734 ms
30  core.net228.psi.net (38.1.2.7)  782 ms  785 ms  677 ms

---Peter