> 10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16 are the prefixes called out
> in RFC 1918. They are only for use in private networks that wish to use
> the IP protocols. Network operations and End System administrators should
> ensure that these prefixes is not coded into systems or routed through any
> Internet infrastructure. Since they have the appearance of "normal" prefixes,
> special precautions should be taken to ensure that they are not propagated
> in the Internet.What about instances where an I/NSPs extends its use of these addresses to
the customer's boundary router? This becomes epseically important if the
customer happens to have been doing its homework and using RFC1918
addresses only to find (after signing the contract) that they collide with
the provider's addresses. Who wins in that case?Mohamad Eljazzar
EET Data Communications
Well, RFC 1918 says these prefixes should not be propogated over the Internet
but can be used on/in Intranets. I occasionally find it tough to discriminate
between the two ideas.