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Thanks. I have a question then. If you squat as per this definition, can you divert internet traffic designated foe the real IP address to your server? Or doe

• kevincox 5y ago
  The author is only talking about private networks. This does however occasionally happen on the public internet (or when a government turns their country into a private network and does this maliciously). The most common source is "BGP Leaks" which is a fun search.
  • erik_seaberg 5y ago
    My favorite example is when a Turkish ISP accidentally declared themselves to be the best route to anywhere, and the whole Internet simply took their word for it. https://web.archive.org/web/20080228131639/http://www.renesys.com/blog/2005/12/internetwide_nearcatastrophela.shtml https://web.archive.org/web/20080228131639/http://www.renesy...