Private networks

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I was not sure which newsgroup to put this post into so let me know if I
should move it.

Just a quick question about private networks. If you have a private network
IP address of 192.168.132.75, I understand that the .75 is the host but what
determines the 3rd number 132. Tried doing some reading but cannot get my
head round it. If anyone knows of any resources pointing towards private
networks let me know. Thanks

Luke
 
It's arbitrary - you can use any number between 0 and 255, but you must use
the same 3rd octet number for all machines on the segment. The range can
be described as 192.168.0-255.x with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.

Doug Sherman
MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
 
I was not sure which newsgroup to put this post into so let me know if I
should move it.

Just a quick question about private networks. If you have a private network
IP address of 192.168.132.75, I understand that the .75 is the host but what
determines the 3rd number 132. Tried doing some reading but cannot get my
head round it. If anyone knows of any resources pointing towards private
networks let me know. Thanks
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Luke,

have a look at http://winhlp.com/IpAddressesPrivate.htm . The
192.168.x.y networks are several (255, to be precise) Class C
networks. You can pick any one of them.

You could also declare them one Class B network or split them up
any way you like, if you make them classless.

Hans-Georg
 
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