Re: [Staffslug] File servers?
On 05/03/2008, Joe Zambon <joe.zambon(a)jznet.org.uk> wrote:
OK...Where i've written 192.168.x.x what i suppose i shoudl have
written
would have been 192.168.x.y where x is your chosen third octet (which would
not be the same in every network hence the wildcard element) and y are the
host bits. So no. What i meant was a class C network.
With regards to your /21 subnetted network. This fellow has suggested that
he's going to use 192.168.100.0 for his server IP Address....i doubt he has
knowledge of subnetting hence why i simplified down to just /24 networks. I
could have gone all out and started asking how many hosts he requires and
gone into VLSM but I didn't think that appropriate. Would you??
You are absolutely correct in that I don't have the knowledge. But, I
did only put that number as an example. I'm glad that you've pointed
out it would be bad to use it. Actually, I would be more likely to
use something lower down in the range. Currently my router takes
192.168.0.1 then there are about 4 or 5 different PC's that are
assigned a random address via DHCP from the router. Hence me plucking
a highish number out of the air. Could I use something like
192.168.0.10 instead?
Also RE: 192.168 being a valid class B network, ok yes point made and
taken
but, private address ranges as dictated by IANA in RFC 1918 suggest that
you should not be using 192.168.whatever networks as class b private ranges
but instad 172.16. networks. So if i was talking about a class B private
network i wouldn't be using 192.168.x.y would i??
Now I'm confused :-( I have always read that home networks should be
run on the 192.168.x.x (x meaning a number from 0 to 255) range of
numbers. I do recall reading about a different range that can be used
for a home network and the 172.16..... range could be it. However, I
am just following the dictates of the router (and every other router I
have ever used). Is this incorrect?
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Kevan Farmer
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Staffordshire