[AusNOG] Reminder to fix 1.1.1.0 IP block

[Geordie Guy]

"They work well if you really can't use 1918 space for a good reason."

what.


On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 7:36 PM, Colin Stubbs <
colin.stubbs at equatetechnologies.com.au> wrote:

> I suppose if anyone can suck up the unsolicited traffic that those kind of
> blocks are always going to attract it's Google.
>
> Pollution includes indirect methods such as DNS records too, e.g. parking
> records on 1.1.1.1. There's always going to be something trying to talk to
> addresses in those blocks.
>
> I make use of networks from 192.0.2.0/24 and 203.0.113.0/24 a lot now for
> lab and temporarily stupid situations. And even 169.254.0.0/16 sometimes
> too on devices that don't care, or for DNS records.
>
> They work well if you really can't use 1918 space for a good reason.
>
> 127.0.0.1 or something else in the /8 is useful too. e.g. MX records for
> domains that should actually be dark.
>
> Anyone have other suggestions?
>
> -Colin
>
> On 6 November 2013 18:25, Mattia Rossi <
> mattia.rossi.mailinglists at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  AS15169 is not APNIC Research, but Google.
>>
>> So it's allocated. And it's probably getting used, hence Phil's request.
>>
>> Maybe the next main Google DNS Server will be at 1.1.1.1 instead of
>> 8.8.8.8.
>> So in that case for the people that use 1/8 internally: if you still want
>> to be able to access Google from your Network in the future instead of
>> getting redirected to some internal server (It's especially fun if your
>> internal DNS is 1.1.1.1), then renumber to the proper RFC 1918 private
>> address space.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Mat
>>
>> Am 06.11.2013 08:51, schrieb Scott Howard:
>>
>> Perhaps, but that's clearly only "routed briefly"
>>
>> At least, so whois says... :)
>>
>>  inetnum:        1.1.1.0 - 1.1.1.255
>>  [...]
>>  remarks:        ++++++++++++++++++
>> remarks:        + Address blocks listed with this contact
>> remarks:        + are withheld from general use and are
>> remarks:        + only routed briefly for passive testing.
>>
>>  (And I did say "allocated", not "routed" - Allocated to APNIC
>> Debogon/research doesn't count!)
>>
>>    Scott
>>
>>
>>
>
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