[windows2000] Re: 192.168.*.* - why?
- From: Robert Funderburk <robfunderburk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 13:48:04 -0500
Huh?
"Internet backbone routers"?
Are these something new?
Are you thinking of the root DNS servers?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Stockard" <JStockard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 12:48 PM
Subject: [windows2000] Re: 192.168.*.* - why?
>
> The Internet backbone routers use DNS to locate addresses. 10.x.x.x
> address are ignored by the Internet backbone routers. For this reason
> many companies use this address scheme in their private networks. =20
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sullivan, Glenn [mailto:GSullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]=20
> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 12:46 PM
> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: 192.168.*.* - why?
>
>
> OK, but what does that have to do with DNS? They don't mention DNS in
> that
> blurb.
>
> Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I MCDBA
> David Clark Company Inc.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Stockard [mailto:JStockard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 12:30 PM
> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: 192.168.*.* - why?
>
>
>
> From this site on IP addresses:
> http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/coreprot/chapter/appb.html
> Where it says "there are groups of "private" Internet addresses that can
> be used on internal networks by anyone. These address pools were set
> aside in RFC 1918, and therefore cannot be "assigned" to any
> organization. The Internet's backbone routers are configured explicitly
> not to route packets with these addresses, so they are completely
> useless outside of an organization's internal network. The address
> blocks available are listed in Table B-4."
> Any addresses in 10.x.x.x
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Daniel Ensor [mailto:densor@xxxxxxxxx]=3D20
> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 11:59 AM
> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: 192.168.*.* - why?
>
>
> Dark N' snowy??
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Funderburk [mailto:robfunderburk@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 4:54 PM
> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: 192.168.*.* - why?
>
>
>
> What are you talking about with "outside DNS" ?
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Stockard" <JStockard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 10:52 AM
> Subject: [windows2000] Re: 192.168.*.* - why?
>
>
> >
> > That was my point. They don't have anything to do with outside DNS.
> If
> > you used an address that was in the outside DNS range, you would be
> > continually looking to the DNS table to find other PC's on your
> network.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sullivan, Glenn [mailto:GSullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]=3D3D20
> > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 9:20 AM
> > To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [windows2000] Re: 192.168.*.* - why?
> >
> >
> > <----------Snip-------->
> > Companies use theses schemes so their requests for data will not look
> to
> > the
> > outside DNS list. This makes the lookup a little faster, when you can
> > skip
> > the rest of the entire Internet and just look on your Intranet.
> > <----------Snip-------->
> >
> > What do you mean? These reserved address ranges really don't have
> > anything
> > to do with DNS, to my knowledge.
> >
> > A little confused I guess. That's what happens when you wake up with
> > three
> > inches of ice covering everything...
> >
> > Glenn Sullivan, MCSE+I MCDBA
> > David Clark Company Inc.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeff Stockard [mailto:JStockard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 9:12 AM
> > To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [windows2000] Re: 192.168.*.* - why?
> >
> >
> >
> > They are non routable. The same is true with 10.x.x.x. Companies use
> > theses schemes so their requests for data will not look to the outside
> > DNS list. This makes the lookup a little faster, when you can skip
> the
> > rest of the entire Internet and just look on your Intranet.
> > Hope this helps
> > Jeff
> > Jesus Loves You
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Costanzo, Ray [mailto:rcostanzo@xxxxxxxxxxx]=3D3D3D20
> > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 8:59 AM
> > To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > 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
> >
> >
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