11 Jul
2005
11 Jul
'05
12:38 a.m.
classically, if they have no plan to be connected, they don't get address space. may have been true when the only network was ARPAnet. with the advent of Internet, if you could demonstrate runing IP you could get addresses (mostly true) remember the "connected/unconnected" database?
nope. sri internet days, netsol address days, ... even today, it says if you will be connecting to the network. it even makes sense. if you're not going to be on the internet, why the heck do you need an internet address? randy