Subject: The 69/8 problem

From: "Partha, K V B" <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 12:07:48 +0530

I would like to state an observation. Filtering policies in networks connected to the Internet to prevent DoS attacks might lead to a potential Denial of Service in the future. One example of this is the 69.0.0.0/8 address space which was once denied access by many networks to prevent DoS attacks (please refer to http://puck.nether.net/~jared/papers/69-paper.html).

The implications on Internet2, as we introduce through IPv6 new and larger reserved address spaces could be fatal and may have to be considered before widespread deployment of IPng.

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Partha.