On Sat, Apr 29, 2023 at 8:28 PM James Knott via talk <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. > >
You seem to have this mastered - - - - then: How do I write more than 254 addresses in ipv4 using only the quad? (You get no / anything - - - - just the 4 quads! The idea is that these are all permanently set - - - not just flitting temporary demands a la Mikkie D's example.) Regards --- Post to this mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk
