Re: [sig-policy] draft-submission - draft-wilson-class-e-00.txt
>> David Conrad wrote:
>> As far as I'm aware, pretty much every version of every
>> operating system out there (including Windows, MacOSX,
>> Linux, etc) doesn't allow configuring 240/4.
Including IOS too (at least the last time I have checked).
> Stephen Gill wrote:
> That being the case it's certainly thornier than I anticipated.
Also, please keep in mind that vendors are not charities, they will
likely not release the new code for older platforms, and I would hate a
proposal to use 240/4 (regardless if it's for public or private
addresses) to become a de-facto excuse for "you have to upgrade to the
latest OS" or "you have to upgrade to the latest router", or both.
Michel.