[SunRescue] Large networks [OT]

Patrick Giagnocavo rescue at sunhelp.org
Mon Mar 12 22:02:09 CST 2001


On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 06:57:33PM -0500, Jonathan Katz wrote:

> There are different games-- who has the most IPs v. who
> has the most IPs used. Think about all the IPs needed
> to support all those AOL dial-up users.
> 
> -Jon

Slight nitpick here - AOL's service does not use TCP/IP.  They have
their own custom protocol; then they convert from AOL/IP (or whatever
name they have for it) to TCP/IP traffic on their gateway servers.

Yet another reason AOL Sucks(tm).

Cordially

Patrick Giagnocavo
patrick at zill.net



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