On Tue, May 09, 2000 at 04:14:04PM +0530, Kedar Patankar wrote:
>
> The thing you are talking about is the 127.0.0.0 network and not
> 128.*. Even in case of 127.0.0.0 n/w, it all depends on the way you
> configure the routing tables. Normally 127.* class A n/w is configured to
> be reachable only through local loopback, and hence you can't use it on
> your local LAN. But if you remove the 127.* address, you can configure
> part of it (say 127.0.0.0/24) for local loopback and leave remaining for
> LAN.
>
that's pretty much what i was trying to say. is it possible/legal to assign
a 128.* address to a _local_ intranet (or LAN)? I thought it is a class A network
to be routed outside... plz. correct me if i'm wrong.
Nikhil.
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