[GTALUG] Linux Kernel Allows 0.0.0.0/8 as a Valid Address Range

[Alvin Starr]

On 8/14/19 9:15 AM, James Knott via talk wrote:
> On 2019-08-14 09:01 AM, Giles Orr wrote:
>> Your sound logic aside, 0.0.0.0 represents a significant amount of
>> cash to those who aren't letting IPv4 drop.  That economic interest
>> will be enough to push it through against almost any resistance.
> There are now restrictions on handing out IPv4 address blocks, including
> showing need, etc..  So, there's not a lot of room for making money from
> this.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPv4_address_exhaustion
>
I am not sure how much ARIN and IANA will end up making from this.
They are also big boosters of IPV6

But first the block would need to be moved from its special status and I 
have a feeling that that would take a long time.
The latest whois still has it as special.

You could also lump 127.0.0.0/8 into the same category of places to find 
new ipv4 addresses.
Aside from providing more space for internal networks like 10.0.0.0/8 I 
can't see this becoming useful to anybody in the short term.
All the routers in the internet would need to be willing to accept the 
0.0.0.0/8 network and that could end up meaning software upgrades for 
lots of routers.

I am not sure that there is any grand conspiracy to avoid IPV6 or make 
bags of cash here.


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NetRange:       0.0.0.0 - 0.255.255.255
CIDR:           0.0.0.0/8
NetName:        SPECIAL-IPV4-LOCAL-ID-IANA-RESERVED
NetHandle:      NET-0-0-0-0-1
Parent:          ()
NetType:        IANA Special Use
OriginAS:
Organization:   Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA)
RegDate:
Updated:        2013-08-30
Comment:        The address 0.0.0.0 may only be used as the address of 
an outgoing packet when a computer is learning which IP address it 
should use.  It is never used as a destination address. Addresses 
starting with "0." are sometimes used for broadcasts to directly 
connected devices.
Comment:
Comment:        If you see addresses starting with a "0." in logs they 
are probably in use on your network, which might be as small as a 
computer connected to a home gateway.
Comment:
Comment:        This block was assigned by the IETF, the organization 
that develops Internet protocols, in the Standard document, RFC 1122, 
and is further documented in the Best Current Practice document RFC 
6890.  IANA is listed as the registrant to make it clear that this 
network is not assigned to any single organization.
Comment:
Comment:        These documents can be found at:
Comment:        http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc1122
Comment:        http://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/rfc6890
Ref:            https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/0.0.0.0



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