Wayland, was this what you were talking about? With APIPA, DHCP clients can automatically self-configure an IP address = and subnet mask when a DHCP server isn't available. When a DHCP client = boots up, it first looks for a DHCP server in order to obtain an IP = address and subnet mask. If the client is unable to find the = information, it uses APIPA to automatically configure itself with an IP = address from a range that has been reserved especially for Microsoft. = The IP address range is 169.254.0.1 through 169.254.255.254. The client = also configures itself with a default class B subnet mask of = 255.255.0.0. A client uses the self-configured IP address until a DHCP = server becomes available.=20 Ken -----Original Message----- From: Wayland Phillips [mailto:wayland.phillips@xxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 9:52 AM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: 192.168.*.* - why? ~sigh~ Looking at other replies, I now know that I am very very wrong. And I was told that one by an instructor. I think I'm gonna hafta go relearn everything now. Wayland MCSE, A+ "Wayland Phillips" <wayland.phillips@xxxxxxxx>@freelists.org on = 11/18/2002 09:47:24 AM Please respond to windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent by: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx cc: Subject: [windows2000] Re: 192.168.*.* - why? Microsoft bought that sequence of IP addresses so they could use APIPA = when internet connection was not available. And since admins know that no = one will be using those addresses, they know they're safe. Wayland MCSE, A+ "Costanzo, Ray" <rcostanzo@xxxxxxxxxxx>@freelists.org on 11/18/2002 08:59:23 AM Please respond to windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent by: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc: Subject: [windows2000] 192.168.*.* - why? Hi list, I'm just curious about something. It seems that most networks use 192.168.*.* for their internal addresses. Why? It doesn't really matter, does it? Isn't 192.168.*.* completely arbitrary? My theory on how this came to be the norm is that MS used those addresses in some samples in some books or something, and people started using that and it just became the norm. But then there's that whole Internet connection sharing feature that came out in what, W98SE? With that, the computer that's sharing its Internet connection will be 192.168.1.1. So, I imagine that it's coded somewhere into other OS'es to look to see if 192.168.1.1 can be used as a gateway when the user does not specify an IP configuration. So what came first? 192.168.*.* or computers looking to 192.168.1.1 as a gateway? Or what my real question is is why 192.168.*.*? Thanks, Ray at work ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com ********************************************************************** =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm