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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> Last time I checked, ISDN is point-to-point only
So is TCP. It's connection-oriented, except for the D-channel, which is
datagram oriented.
> (i.e., the smallest possible kind of network).
Yet, oddly enough, orders of magnitude bigger than IP.
> I was under the impression that ATM is as
> well, but I haven't actually used ATM.
Tell me what you mean by "point to point" if you think IP isn't.
>>> Sure, you don't usually talk to them directly; usually you use one of
>>> the IP addresses from the block assigned to your ISP.
>>
>> Ding ding! Guess what? They aren't assigned centrally. Your ISP
>> assined you yours, mine assigned me mine.
>
> And where does the ISP get their IP block from?
>
> Yeah, exactly: They're assigned centrally.
Nope. They're assigned heirarchically. That's completely different.
> If I just pick an IP address at random, it won't even route correctly.
Of course you have to adjust the routing.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
Ada - the programming language trying to avoid
you literally shooting yourself in the foot.
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