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From: dave@fps.com (Dave Smith)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Re: Diving into TCP/IP again... need help finding docco...
Message-ID: <17939@celit.fps.com>
Date: 22 May 91 18:21:56 GMT
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In article <70ECA8FF2AFF405D34@alex.stkate.edu> JRJONES@ALEX.STKATE.EDU writes:
 >> Also, I'd like to use this as an opportunity to renumber our net. We
 >> originally set up as a class C network, but since we're unlikely to ever
 >> hook up straight to the real Internet is there any reason not to simplify
 >> things by using a class A network number?
 >
 >Yes but you may hook up to a real internet, say 2 years, 1 year or 5 years 
 >down the road.  You wish you had applied to the network gods and got real 
 >numbers.  

I will wholeheartedly second this having just spent my weekend renumbering
FPS San Diego's network.  Do it right the first time.  It's much easier.
--
David L. Smith
FPS Computing, San Diego        ucsd!celit!dave or dave@fps.com
"It was time to stop playing games.  It was time to put on funny hats and
eat ice cream.  Froggie played his oboe" - Richard Scarry