[SunRescue] Large networks [OT]

[Ken Hansen]

Well, everyone with a T1 from AT&T is probably using some number of
addresses...

Also, they sell sub-ranges to sites for use (like my old college)...

And let's not forget AT&T WorldNet dialup users.

And they may have a few machines of their own 8^)

Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Joules" <peter at joules.org>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Monday, March 12, 2001 6:32 PM
Subject: [SunRescue] Large networks [OT]


> I hope Bill, and the rest of the list, will excuse this blatantly OT post
> but this list is the best place I could think of to get an answer ;-)
>
> Whilst tracking down a spammer tonight I noticed that the entire block
> from 12.0.0.0 to 12.255.255.255 is allocated to AT&T.  Do they have the
> biggest network in the world (in terms of number of hosts/IP addresses) or
> are there others bigger?  Also, by my reckoning the allocation above
> allows for a tremendous number of addresses, how much of that allocation
> are they actively using?
>
> --
> Regards
> Pete
>
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