Re: DBU oddity

[Ken Sims <mdrg8066@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Rob -

On Fri, 2 Sep 2011 16:04:51 -0400, rob@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Let's take relying upon NAT for example...  Let's say you have an internal 
> address you use of 173.45.161.122.  Well, instead of your browser going to 
> that internal site let's say it mozies on out to the external site with 
> that IP address.  Don't you think your personnel director would be quite 
> shocked?  (If you value your employment I would NOT suggest you try 
> pointing your browser to it while at work.  Trust me, I took an offensive 
> site, simply pinged it and put that IP address in there.)

I'm confused (nothing new there!).

There are three ranges of addresses specifically allocated for private
networks: 10.x.x.x, 192.168.x.x, and 172.16.x.x to 172.31.x.x.  No
properly configured router should be trying to route those over the
internet.

If someone uses internet-routable IP addresses for their internal
addresses, well, then, they deserve what they get.

Ken
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