Re: Multi-Networking in Linux - Multiple Subnets

On 2026-07-30 14:14, Robert Heller wrote:
> At Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:58:28 +0200 "Carlos E. R." <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>>
>> On 2026-07-30 13:42, Marc Haber wrote:
>>> "Carlos E. R." <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> eth0: flagsA63<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.
>>
>> The ISP configures the router so that it is mandatory to use
>> 192.168.1.*, and they take a good chunk of it for their own usage. I
>> have no recourse but using this non standard network. I use 192.168.2
>> for dhcp assignments.
> 
> What is the ISP doing with *your* LAN network?  The router should only be
> using *one* LAN IP address (commonly 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 for typical
> home routers) for the router itself.  The WAN network is something else,

There is a reservation of IPs for the TV, I think it is. The phone 
service is also on it, on 10.*.*.*

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Cheers,
        Carlos E.R.
        ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;