[CISCO] directed-broadcast, ip classless

Paul Ferguson pferguso at cisco.com
Thu Aug 14 20:53:50 UTC 1997


> 
>   Personally, I haven't been screaming at anyone.  I _have_ been
> told by cisco that they are reluctant to change the "ip classless"
> to be default.  Stated reason is that folks prefer classful addressing.
> If cisco ISP folks can speak on the record about this matter to
> the NANOG list, it would be useful IMHO.
>

Yes. Insofar as reluctance, its the "principal of least 
astonsihment" thingamabob.

- paul

 



More information about the NANOG mailing list