>>> my persistent question to the enterprise operator is this: >>> how frequently do you plan to switch your isp, or how many times >>> did you do that in the past? >>> >> That's actually irrelevant. Regardless of the real answer, >> enterprises are not willing to buy into vendor lock. >> > > Except there really is no vendor lock anymore. It is > possible to automate the entire renumbering process. > I don't believe that for a millisecond. There are way too many places that IP addresses creep into the configuration of components from layer 3 all the way to layer 7 (and beyond). The idea that "people shouldn't do that" is just religion, and not a widely-held religion. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf