home network

[Ned Flanders]

subnet in the case of a 192.168.1.x is going to be 255.255.255.0. Subnet is determined by the type of network (we'll leave variable subnet masking out of this). examples (not intended to insult intelligence)

class A network 10.x.x.x with subnet of 255.0.0.0
class B network 168.128.x.x with subnet of 255.255.0.0
class C network 192.168.1.x with subnet of 255.255.255.0

Class A network have a first octet of 1-126
127 is reserved
Class B network have first octet of 128-191
class C network have first octet of 192-223

Class D and E have octets running from 224-254, they are mostly reserved and not used in commericial/residential settings.

Has this helped

also here is a link HLD dave software to software that should help network the Mac. Given the routing and cable modem vs. Interent Connection Sharing, I believe even the Internet will work with this application. It does cost around $100. Otherwise, if you find Unix guru's, they can set compatable software options for cheaper, if you know someone.

[Mr Sleep]

Originally posted by Ned Flanders
subnet in the case of a 192.168.1.x is going to be 255.255.255.0. Subnet is determined by the type of network (we'll leave variable subnet masking out of this). examples (not intended to insult intelligence)

That is what i have been told, when setting up a network for gaming i always use that setting, every other network i have set up either relies on a hub to auto configure or a set IP from a provider over LAN. Are there any real benefits from different settings outlined, i figure not

I was informed the other day that the subnet mask always refers directly to the IP, which you have proved to be correct A vindication i suppose

[Ned Flanders]

When setting up ip's for home networking or any networking for that matter, there really are no limitations to what you can use as long as there is consistency and defined barriers between internal ips and external ips