Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!ucbvax!pinocchio.UUCP!bzs From: bzs@pinocchio.UUCP (Barry Shein) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip Subject: Running out of Internet addresses? Message-ID: <8811291621.AA24692@pinocchio.UUCP> Date: 29 Nov 88 16:21:11 GMT References: <8811291040.AA01046@multimax.encore.com> Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 28 >A quick perusal of my copy of Internet Numbers indicates that there are a >fair number of assigned addresses that are not connected to the Internet - >perhaps these addresses could be reclaimed - there is one class A, about 40 >class B and I have not counted how many class C addresses that are not >connected. > >This is not a long term solution, but if a crunch comes quickly then it may >be a temporary solution that would last long enough to get a proper solution >done. > >Frank Kastenholz I always thought sites were encouraged to get registered network numbers even if not currently connected? Um, aren't we panicking here a little, wasn't the question sorta hypothetical, aren't there like a few zillion network numbers left to give out before this "crisis" is worth taking this seriously? If reclaiming 40 Class B addresses will help then the game's over anyhow, that should last a couple of weeks (no?) I agree that it's a good time to start discussing future plans, but a little early to start taking away network numbers due to the "crunch". Some people form bread lines, others bake bread. -Barry Shein, ||Encore||