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RE: [OT] Network question



>> Only the Class C address of 192.168.0.0/16 (or Class B of
10.0.0.0/8)
>> is for local, non-routable use.

>Err, no, the entire range in 192.168.x.x is available for
off-the-internet
addressing.

That's what 192.168.0.0/16 means Bill - it's called CIDR Notation, and
started to replace the older "simple" idea of Class A, Class B
and Class C
networks a few years back.

Here's a description:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classless_Inter-Domain_Routing

Ian.





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