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On 2019-04-28, Wols Lists <antlists@××××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> On 28/04/19 00:37, Dale wrote: |
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>> I'm no networking guru by any stretch, I'm sure others would agree |
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>> with that, but that's my thinking. After all, if you have a |
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>> printer with the same IP, how would it know mine from yours unless |
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>> it is local only? From my understanding, 192.168.*.* addresses are |
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>> always local only IPs. |
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> Google for RFC 1918. There are two other network ranges, one of which is |
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> 10/8. |
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> The idea is that 192.168/24 gives you 256 class C addresses, |
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Yes, the entire 192.168.0.0/16 block is non-routable. |
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> then there's a class B address, can't remember what it is, |
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172.16.0.0/12 is non-routable and contains 16 contiguous class B |
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blocks. |
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> and 10/8 is a class A address. |
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See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network |
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There's also 169.254.0.0/16 which is a non-routable block for use by |
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zero-conf et alia. |
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