Local Network IPs - 10.0.0.0/8 or 192.168.0.0/16?

mike9010 asks: "After reading a few articles on the net about networking, I have come up with a question. It seems that most of them say to use 192.168.0.0/16 for a local network. Why not use 10.0.0.0/8 though? It is my understanding that it can hold a lot more IP addresses, and it is also prettier." What local network range are you using for your networks?

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[The Clockwork Troll]

I use the 66.35.192.0/18 block.

It doesn't seem to conflict with anything important.

I use 127.0.0.1

[s88]

Its lightning fast! I always have 0 msec pings!
I highly recommend you try it.

There can only be one!

[Anonymous Coward]

I use a /24 chunk of 172.16.0.0/12, because it's a chunk that is easy for me to remember -- it maps to my birth date.

On the 17th day of February, in the year of our Lord 1600, I was born a highlander. I am Colin McLeod of Clan McLeod and I cannot die.

Re:A completely pointless question

[Bombcar]

You probably have a hard time spelling banana or Mississippi, don't you? :)