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From: jason@hpcndjdz.CND.HP.COM (Jason Zions)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: Unused portion of first octet?
Message-ID: <810023@hpcndjdz.CND.HP.COM>
Date: 21 May 91 23:36:46 GMT
References: <1991May20.160942.24296@homecare.COM>
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Also, class A network 127 isn't a real assignable network, as any IP address
on net 127 must be interpreted as a valid loopback address for the
transmitting node. One should never see a packet on a network sent from or
destined to net 127.

Jazz