[tech] [Subnet-administrators] New University-wide Wireless Network - Impact of IP Address Changes

[Matt Johnston]

On Wed, Jul 07, 2010 at 05:05:01PM +0800, David Adam wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Jul 2010, Brian Greene wrote:
> > 
> > You may also be aware of the acute shortage of IP V4 addresses 
> > worldwide.  Due to this shortage, a number of IP addresses currently 
> > used by the SNAP Wireless Network will need to be re-allocated to the 
> > new Wireless Network.
> > 
> > This may have an impact on your Faculty, School or Business Unit if any 
> > local systems have been set up to use reserved IP address ranges to 
> > authorize deeper access to any networks from the SNAP wireless network. 
> > In addition, please note that the new Wireless Network will not use 
> > static IP Addresses for Users.

> I'm slightly intrigued by the idea that the private IP space is running 
> out at UWA - we have a large slice of the 172.26 block, but that's not 
> used by SNAP so I don't think it's under thread.

I don't think they mean the private (10.11/16 ?) space is
running out, but rather they're not going to be allocating
static student/staff IPs any more, and that might break
things for people?

It'd be nice if we can keep non-student access to UCC via
the UWA wireless.

Matt