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Date:      Sun, 9 Dec 2001 17:22:54 +0100
From:      Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net>
To:        FBSD Questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: internal private IP address standards?
Message-ID:  <20011209162254.GC23351@raggedclown.net>
In-Reply-To: <000601c18066$c61a0ca0$6600000a@ach.domain>
References:  <LPBBIGIAAKKEOEJOLEGOIEOJCIAA.barbish@a1poweruser.com> <000601c18066$c61a0ca0$6600000a@ach.domain>

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On Sat, Dec 08, 2001 at 11:05:44PM -0500, Andrew C. Hornback wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Joe & Fhe
> > Barbish
> > Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 9:53 AM
> > To: FBSD Questions
> > Subject: internal private IP address standards?
> > 
> > When setting up a new FBSD box and LAN environment behind it, 
> > what are the rules or standards for selecting the IP address 
> > numbering scheme. I have read unrelated documentation that calls
> > this the internal IP address scheme or private IP address. 
> > The mandatory requirement is that these IP numbers will never
> > be seen by the out side world. That being said, I take it that
> > I can use any IP address numbers I want. 
> 
> 	Most people that I know of use the address blocks set aside in RFC 1918.  
> 
> "3. Private Address Space
> 
>    The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has reserved the
>    following three blocks of the IP address space for private internets:
> 
>      10.0.0.0        -   10.255.255.255  (10/8 prefix)
>      172.16.0.0      -   172.31.255.255  (172.16/12 prefix)
>      192.168.0.0     -   192.168.255.255 (192.168/16 prefix)" - RFC 1918
> 
> Full text can be found at:
> http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1918.html
> 
Yes, and what would be the point of using any others on the private 
side of your net ?
Sounds like a bad pointless idea to me..as well as a recipe for
confusion.

-- 
Regards
Cliff



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