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From: fin@uf.msc.umn.EDU (Craig Finseth)
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Subject: Domain name/subnet relationship.
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Date: 27 Jun 88 14:03:41 GMT
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There is no need for any particular relationship between domains and
subnets.  You may choose -- for administrative ease -- to divvy up the
subnet address space into blocks for each department.  In that case,
you will likely have some departments that occupy lots of subnets and
other groups of departments that share a subnet.

My advice is to have a central authority give out subnets on
demonstrated need (e.g., new building or >200 or so hosts alread in
place).  In many places, once you give out a subnet, it becomes
difficult to get back if the campus' needs as a whole should change.

Craig A. Finseth			fin@uc.msc.umn.edu [CAF13]
Minnesota Supercomputer Center, Inc.	(612) 624-3375