[windows2000] Re: 192.168.*.* - why?

  • From: Robert Funderburk <robfunderburk@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2002 13:43:29 -0500

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Ensor" <densor@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 11:59 AM
Subject: [windows2000] Re: 192.168.*.* - why?


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> -----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?
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> 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]=20
> > 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]=3D20
> > 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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