Re: Multi-Networking in Linux - Multiple Subnets
Tauno Voipio <[email protected]> Sat, 1 Aug 2026 15:49:49 +0300
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
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| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
On 31.7.2026 14.51, Carlos E. R. wrote: > On 2026-07-30 13:42, Marc Haber wrote: >> "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. > > > > LOL. I asked just now ChatGPT for the ranges, and it said: > > | Private range | CIDR notation | Number of > addresses | Common use | > | --------------------------------- | ---------------- | > ------------------: | ----------------------------------------------- | > | **10.0.0.0 – 10.255.255.255** | `10.0.0.0/8` | > 16,777,216 | Large enterprise networks, cloud infrastructure | > | **172.16.0.0 – 172.31.255.255** | `172.16.0.0/12` | > 1,048,576 | Medium to large private networks | > | **192.168.0.0 – 192.168.255.255** | `192.168.0.0/16` | > 65,536 | Home routers and small office networks | > > Notice the last line... :-D > Specifications for those address ranges are in RFC1918. -- -TV