Re: Multi-Networking in Linux - Multiple Subnets

Marc Haber <[email protected]> Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:42:04 +0200
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"Carlos E. R." <[email protected]> wrote:
>eth0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST>  mtu 1500
>         inet 192.168.2.9  netmask 255.255.0.0  broadcast 192.168.255.255

Using the entire 192.168.0.0/16 range for a single home network is a
sure sign of a person not knowing too much about networking or an
incompetent ISP.

>Works for me as above :-)

Until the moment you'd want to connect to another network.

Greetings
Marc
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