From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Jun 15 02:11:23 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id CAA11972 for questions-outgoing; Sat, 15 Jun 1996 02:11:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (cisco-ts11-line13.uoregon.edu [128.223.150.128]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id CAA11967 for ; Sat, 15 Jun 1996 02:11:20 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id CAA01176; Sat, 15 Jun 1996 02:11:14 -0700 Message-Id: <199606150911.CAA01176@gdi.uoregon.edu> X-Authentication-Warning: gdi.uoregon.edu: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.4 10/10/95 To: amnuay muthitacharoen cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Local network address In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 14 Jun 1996 14:27:13 PDT." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 02:11:14 -0700 From: Doug White Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk -------- > I need to form a network for local uses. This network should not > be recognized by outsiders. What is the address for this kind of network , > please ? Check out /etc/hosts: # According to RFC 1597, you can use the following IP networks for # private nets which will never be connected to the Internet: # # 10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255 # 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255 # 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255 # # In case you want to be able to connect to the Internet, you need # real official assigned numbers. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not try # to invent your own network numbers but instead get one from your # network provider (if any) or from the Internet Registry (ftp to # rs.internic.net, directory `/templates'). Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major