RE: Do you know the TCP stack? (127.x.x.x routing)

["Catalin(ux aka Dino) BOIE" <util@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 1st bug:  Customer had the same 10.100.xx.xx/24 net that I had and my
> inter-system communication wouldn't work, because all my routes got
> screwed up.  (i.e the SNMP sub-agents couldn't talk with the master).
>
> 1st response to bug:  Well can you use another network address range?
> Customer response:  Hell no.
>
> Solution to bug1:  Easy, let the user configure the mgmt network ip
> address.
> Customers answer to bug1 solution:  Get the hell out of here; you don't
> do out-of-band mgmt.  Do you know what a security risk this is for me?
> Blah blah blah....  Even though all inter-chassis communication was done
> securely, I couldn't convince them. I had a customer boot me out of his
> office and boot our company out **because** of my design.  Not a good
> feeling.

You say that a client will not allow you to use net 10.
OK, but, the same client would not allow you to use 127/8 because they use 
it!
What I'm saying is that 10.0.0.0/8 and 127.0.0.0/8 are the same. The 
customer can use them.
You assume that the client will not use 127/8. Why? This is wrong.
You can use it, the client can use it.

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