> > And I know a company that has been using 1/8, 2/8, 3/8, > 4/8, 5/8, 6/8, > > 7/8 and 8/8 for many years, also behind NAT or on > non-Internet connected > > networks. But that is not what I am talking about here. > ... > > > And what happens if the legitimate owners of those already allocated > start advertising routes for them on the public Internet, or IANA > decides to release some of those not already allocated? > Those NATs, if > single-NAT'ed, will find themselves unable to reach those resources.
In general, there is simply no Internet connectivity for devices on these networks. Not eeven LAN connectivity. > In fact, I think I have seen some of those on the public Internet, I > could be wrong. But it is not a military application so who knows what some of the end users have done with their workstations. There is all kinds of wierd stuff out there. --Michael Dillon
