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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. Why? Why not? Because. by MattCohn.com · · Score: 5, Interesting

    There is no real reason to use one or the other except that many devices come with built in static IP addresses. I've seen some with 10.x addresses, others with 192.168.x addresses. I guess not looking at that, it just comes down to choice. I like 192.168 and use it on my home network... but my work network uses 10. JUST GO FOR IT MAN!

  2. Re:What about 172.16.0.0/12? by Magic+Thread · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I use 172.16.0.0/12. That way I don't have any problems connecting over VPN to networks that use 10.0.0.0/16 or 192.168.0.0/8.