On 2023-04-29 21:18, Kevin Cozens via talk wrote:
On 2023-04-29 16:04, o1bigtenor via talk wrote:
(My head is swimming with all the explanations on IP routing - - -
have spent about 3 hours now looking at various documents - - - - I
just can't find a clear answer. The first statement is my present
network - - - I'm trying to figure out how to move beyond the access
of only 254 devices at one time.
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has assigned several
address ranges to be used by private networks.
Address ranges to be use by private networks are:
Class A: 10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255
Class B: 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255
Class C: 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255
If 0 and 255 should not be used for the last number then the 192 block
gives you 254 address, 172.16 gives you 65534, and 10 gives you
16777214 addresses.
And this continues the misunderstanding that the OP has that available
address block size depends on the address. Yes I know the 3 ranges have
different amounts of addresses available. What he has to learn is how
to subnet, not follow obsolete info.
I have been working with IP since early 1995, when I took some courses
through Humber College. Even back then, address classes were obsolete.
And back then, sitting in the class, I realized 32 bits was nowhere near
enough, which is why I have been advocating for IPv6, ever since I first
read about it, in the April 1995 issue of Byte magazine.
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