Re: Localtalk gateway/bridge

["william strutts" <wrstrutts1@nospam.home.com>]

"Ken Tucker" <ktucker@NOSPAMiit.net> wrote in message
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> > > Class B: 172.16.0.0 through 172.31.255.255 (16 networks with 65536
> > > addresses each, or larger or smaller subnets as appropriate).
> >
> > Are you positive about this one. I checked my Mac ethernet adapter
> > software and it says Class B is 128.0.0.0.
>
> This is correct. 172.16-172.31 are private IPs (non-Internet routable) and
> 128.0.0.0 is NOT private (thus Internet routable - assuming someone owns
> that address space).
>
> > I had read you only 254 per class.  For instance, 10.0.0.1 to 10.0.0.254
> > was the only possible range. Are you positive of the ranges you quote?
> > That information was in my Proxy server manual.
>
> It's actually 256 hosts, but as he stated, all zeros (.0) and all ones
> (.255) are not usable. Kinda hard to explain in full detail here,
especially
> if you get into subnetting. Just remember to stay away from 0 and 255 on
the
> right-most octet and you'll probably be fine.

What exactly is the subnet mask for?  The manual I had states that it
should be 255.255.255.0 but it appears from David Empsons info that
it would depend upon the Class ranges you are using.  So if I am
getting this then, a subnet mask for Class A would be 255.0.0.0 to
allow you to use all of the possible address ranges. So a 0 in the mask
would mean that the value in the IP address can range and a 255 would
mean that it is fixed? Is this correct or am I missing something here?

> Most SOHO cable/dsl/isdn routers come with DHCP and prefer the 192.168.1.x
> network, giving you a range of 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.254. Many people use
> this. I sometimes recommend the 10.1.1.x network since it's easier to type
> and remember. I say that but I don't use it myself. ;)

Why does Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing default to
192.168.0.1 then if the standard is 192.168.1.1 for a proxy server?

> Ken
>


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