Re:AT&T updates firmware to block access to 1.1.1.1
by qmarchi on Thursday May 03, 2018 @10:13AM
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Except that it wasn't classified as a private IP address. They should've use something like 10.0.0.0/8, 172.16.0.0/12, or 192.168.0.0/16.
The 1.0.0.0/8 range was owned by IANA from _1981_ up until 2010, when it was transfered to APNIC. (The 2.0.0.0/8 range was also owned by IANA until 2010, thentransfered to RIPE NCC).
If you want to get technical, use of the space could be construed as theft.
As for the continuity issue, it was stated that it was an old device, so they have no responsibility to continue supporting it, and considering the age of the device in question, it may not be able to connect to the existing network.
The 1.0.0.0/8 range was owned by IANA from _1981_ up until 2010, when it was transfered to APNIC. (The 2.0.0.0/8 range was also owned by IANA until 2010, thentransfered to RIPE NCC).
If you want to get technical, use of the space could be construed as theft.
As for the continuity issue, it was stated that it was an old device, so they have no responsibility to continue supporting it, and considering the age of the device in question, it may not be able to connect to the existing network.