Private (non_routable) addresses

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Mark

I am trying to extend some limited IP address space. I
want to use private addressing 192.168.x.x addressing
scheme. I am not sure if I need to configure my Win2k
server as a router or how I should go about this. Any
help would be greatly appreciated.

Mark
 
If you just want to use a private network then you don't need any router you
can directly use private addressing of 192.168.0.0/16 subnet.
However if you have limited public ip address and are trying to connect more
machines to internet using those limited address then you can configure your
Win2K server with NAT and have your private machines connect to internet
through that.

Thanks
Pawan

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-----Original Message-----
If you just want to use a private network then you don't need any router you
can directly use private addressing of 192.168.0.0/16 subnet.
However if you have limited public ip address and are trying to connect more
machines to internet using those limited address then you can configure your
Win2K server with NAT and have your private machines connect to internet
through that.

Thanks
Pawan

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rights."


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We have a fairly large organization. I do not think NAT
would be the best way to go. Is there another way?
 
The situation is that private addresses cannot be routed through the
Internet. The reserved private addresses are not unique (they are used by
many people), so they are not forwarded by the Internet routers.

All traffic which traverses the Internet must use registered private
addresses. Private addressed machines can only reach the Internet if some
other machine (which has a valid IP address) acts on their behalf. So they
require either NAT or proxy services to access internet resources.
 
If you just want to use a private network then you don't need any router
you
can directly use private addressing of 192.168.0.0/16 subnet.
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No !!!

Adresses from 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255 are NOT a class B network (i-e
are not 192.168.0.0/16 network)
They are 255 class C networks from 192.168.0.0/24 to 192.168.255.0/24
See RFC 1918 for reference ...

Niko
 
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