VERY good point about the VPN thing. We do the same for all our clients. we started with 192.168.1.0 for us and since January are up to 192.168.49.0. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Miller" <mikemiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 4:41 PM Subject: [windows2000] Re: 192.168.*.* - why? > Everyone seems to take the 192.168.*.* and default to 192.168.1.* or > 192.168.100.* as well. When setting up networks, i try to give the clients > an unique subnet because I've ran into multiple situations where two > different networks were trying to setup VPN access to each other, but they > were both on the same subnet (192.168.1.*). That causes a lot of problems > because the VPN doesnt know which network to send the packets to. So, I now > use a unique number in the third octect to prevent that from happening > (192.168.176.*) > > fyi... =] > Mike > > > -----Original Message----- > From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Costanzo, Ray > Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 6:17 AM > To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [windows2000] Re: 192.168.*.* - why? > > > > Thanks all, curiosity satisfied! > > 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 > ********************************************************************** > > > ================================== > To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation > mode or view archives use the below link. > > http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm > > > -- No attachments (even text) are allowed -- > -- Type: application/ms-tnef > -- File: winmail.dat > > > > ================================== > 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