REPLY: 2:203/2 5ccc9a96   
   MSGID: 2:5005/49 5ccd1513   
   CHRS: CP866 2   
   TZUTC: 0700   
   TID: hpt/fbsd 1.9.0-cur 08-05-14   
   Dear Bj”rn,   
      
   03 May 19 21:46, you wrote to All:   
      
    BF>    I've been given an IP4 number from my provider in the third of four   
    BF> /26 subnets. I.e. I have x.x.x.157 with a subnet mask of   
    BF> 255.255.255.192 and, of course, default gateway x.x.x.129   
      
    BF>    I suppose the other 61 IP numbers in my subnet have been reserved   
    BF> mainly to my neighbours. Maybe not necessarily, but probably, no?   
      
    BF>    If so, if I find out that one of the other 61 IP numbers was given   
    BF> to my neighbour friend, wouldn't it be possible to connect directly to   
    BF> his computer without having to go via the default gateway?   
      
    BF>    Wouldn't that mean that we then can have direct fiber connection   
    BF> without the artificial speed restrictions that our respective   
    BF> subscription results in?   
      
   Many ISPs prevent direct (that is Layer 2) communication between residential   
   customers, for various reasons. I would not be surprised if you and each of   
   your neighbors are placed in personal VLANs or something like that.   
      
   Victor Sudakov, VAS4-RIPE, VAS47-RIPN   
   --- GoldED+/BSD 1.1.5-b20160322-b20160322   
    * Origin: Ulthar (2:5005/49)   
   SEEN-BY: 1/123 15/2 19/10 50/109 154/10 203/0 221/0 6 226/17 229/354   
   SEEN-BY: 229/426 1014 240/5832 249/206 317 400 280/464 5003 5006 5555   
   SEEN-BY: 292/854 310/31 317/3 322/757 342/200 393/68 423/120 460/58   
   SEEN-BY: 463/68 633/280 640/1384 712/848 770/1 2452/250 3828/7 5000/111   
   SEEN-BY: 5001/100 5005/49 53 5015/46 5019/40 5020/545 715 830 846   
   SEEN-BY: 5020/1042 2047 2140 4441 12000 5053/54 58 5054/8 5064/56   
   SEEN-BY: 5080/102 5083/1 444 5090/958   
   PATH: 5005/49 5020/1042 280/5555 464 229/426