[102278] in RedHat Linux List
Re: RH52, Win95/98 TCP/IP Networking Problem
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Steve Borho)
Wed Dec 2 10:19:40 1998
Date: Wed, 2 Dec 1998 09:17:31 -0600
From: Steve Borho <sborho@ststech.com>
To: redhat-list@redhat.com
Mail-Followup-To: redhat-list@redhat.com
In-Reply-To: <m0zl1tI-000JZzC@homebru.chi.il.us>; from Dave Ihnat on Tue, Dec 01, 1998 at 08:19:43PM -0600
Resent-From: redhat-list@redhat.com
Reply-To: redhat-list@redhat.com
On Tue, Dec 01, 1998 at 08:19:43PM -0600, Dave Ihnat wrote:
> Igmar Palsenberg wrote:
>
> > Don't use these adresses. Use 10.x.x.x instead. 25.* are valid IP's, and can
> > not be used internally.
>
> Well, not to get pedantic, but...oh, WTH, yes I will.
>
> It doesn't matter at all what you use internally as long as it doesn't get
> _out_ of your internal network. Use Lucent internal network addresses, if
> you wish. Especially if you use something like ppp and IP Masquerading
> to get to the net, there will never be a problem.
Except that you'll never be able to reach any of the machines on the
internet using the real IP addresses (Lucent internal network in your
example) becuase your routing tables will think that those machines are on
your local ethernet.
It's best to stick with a 192.168.x class C address.
--
Steve Borho
--
PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES!
http://www.redhat.com http://archive.redhat.com
To unsubscribe: mail redhat-list-request@redhat.com with
"unsubscribe" as the Subject.
