BBC does IPv6 ;) (Was: large multi-site enterprises and PI prefix [Re: who gets a /32)

Thu Nov 25 08:30:48 UTC 2004

Perhaps a Sitcom about the IETF?

(couldn't resist)

Owen

--On Thursday, November 25, 2004 9:07 AM +0100 Jeroen Massar 
<jeroen at unfix.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> The following just popped up in the IPv6 Global Routing tables*:
>
> 8<-------------------------------------------------
> inet6num:     2001:41c0::/32
> netname:      UK-BBC-20041108
> descr:        British Broadcasting Corporation
> country:      GB
> ------------------------------------------------->8
>
> It is sourced from AS31459, which is the BBC R&D AS, thus might be
> that it is still sort of experimental, but it is there.
>
> This also proves one big thing to all the people complaining about
> getting a TLA. If the BBC can get it, any large organization can get
> one. If you can't you simply do not network well enough.
>
> Props to the BBC for going ahead and not staying behind!
> (Btw, any hints on what the BBC is going to do with it?)
>
> Greets,
>  Jeroen
>
> * = http://www.sixxs.net/tools/grh/
> PS: If you are running an IPv6 capable ASN, please signup...
>

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