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From: brian@shift.utell.net (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: User PPP
Date: 21 May 1997 10:12:38 GMT
Organization: Awfulhak Ltd.
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References: <Pine.BSI.3.95.970519184616.5906A-100000@gold.interlog.com>
<5lrpgk$l8u@ui-gate.utell.co.uk> <EAHuFC.xy@sphynx.fdn.fr>
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In article <EAHuFC.xy@sphynx.fdn.fr>,
causse@sphynx.fdn.fr (Philippe Causse) writes:
> Brian Somers (brian@shift.utell.net) wrote:
>: In article <Pine.BSI.3.95.970519184616.5906A-100000@gold.interlog.com>,
>: Ean Kingston <ean@gold.interlog.com> writes:
>: > [...]
>: > ISP uses dynamic IP addressing
>: > my network is 2 machines (will be 4) as:
>: > 192.0.0.1 (workstation)
>: > 192.0.0.2 (gateway to internet)
>
>: You should be using 192.168.0.0/16 - not 192.0.0.0/8 :)
> I thought 192.168.x.x was a class C network address, so the netmask
> should be 255.255.255.0, not 255.255.0.0.
I guess so, but the 192.168.0.0/16 bit won't be used for real IP
numbers.
[.....]
> Cheers,
> Philippe.
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.org> <brian@freebsd.org>
<http://www.awfulhak.org>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour !