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

Posted by Cliff on from the matters-of-personal-opinion dept.

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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  1. I use by The+Clockwork+Troll · · Score: 5, Funny
    I use the 66.35.192.0/18 block.

    It doesn't seem to conflict with anything important.

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  2. There can only be one! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    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.