Hello all, Quick question. Our network has NO connection to the internet (the way we want it) but we are using 66.2.x.x as our IP addresses. However, I am now reading that 192.168.x.x is the preferred naming convention. If I leave as 66.2.x.x will I have problems with Samba? Because I dont connect to the Internet do I need to change? Thanks in advance and hope Mr. Gerard O'Reilly Intranet Manager Siam Stars Ltd/ Thai-Belgium Industrial Co. Ltd 21/6 Moo 3, Soi Kayha Bangbua, Viphavadee Rangsit Road, 60 Talad Bangkhen, Laksi Bangkok 10210 Tel: +66 (02) 5614649 or (02) 9408750 Fax: +66 (02) 5611486 E-mail: oreilly@ssltbivdc.com
Gerard, Without going into what volumes of texts have covered... You won't have a problem. Basically, it depends on the subnet mask you are using. Worst case, if you are using a 255.255.255.0 you can only have 254 hosts/computers. I'm sure this will be enough but if you use a mask of 255.0.0.0 well then you can have over 16 million addresses. 192.168.X.X is "preferred" because if you do decide to connect to the net some day, you don't have to re-number your network to say the least as well as 192.168.0.1 (ands the other private networks), are not forwarded through any "public" routers etc. Anyway, lots more can be said but if you must use a weird numbering scheme such as you have selected, Samba will not have a problem. -----Original Message----- From: samba-admin@lists.samba.org [mailto:samba-admin@lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of Gerard O'Reilly Sent: Monday, 1 July 2002 1:18 PM To: samba@lists.samba.org Subject: [Samba] Network IP address Hello all, Quick question. Our network has NO connection to the internet (the way we want it) but we are using 66.2.x.x as our IP addresses. However, I am now reading that 192.168.x.x is the preferred naming convention. If I leave as 66.2.x.x will I have problems with Samba? Because I dont connect to the Internet do I need to change? Thanks in advance and hope Mr. Gerard O'Reilly Intranet Manager Siam Stars Ltd/ Thai-Belgium Industrial Co. Ltd 21/6 Moo 3, Soi Kayha Bangbua, Viphavadee Rangsit Road, 60 Talad Bangkhen, Laksi Bangkok 10210 Tel: +66 (02) 5614649 or (02) 9408750 Fax: +66 (02) 5611486 E-mail: oreilly@ssltbivdc.com -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
> Hello all, > Quick question. > Our network has NO connection to the internet (the way we want it) but we > are using 66.2.x.x as our IP addresses. However, I am now reading that > 192.168.x.x is the preferred naming convention. If I leave as 66.2.x.x will > I have problems with Samba? > Because I dont connect to the Internet do I need to change? > Thanks in advance and hope> Mr. Gerard O'Reilly > Intranet Manager > Siam Stars Ltd/ Thai-Belgium Industrial Co. Ltd > 21/6 Moo 3, Soi Kayha Bangbua, > Viphavadee Rangsit Road, > 60 Talad Bangkhen, > Laksi Bangkok 10210 > Tel: +66 (02) 5614649 or (02) 9408750 > Fax: +66 (02) 5611486 > E-mail: oreilly@ssltbivdc.comHello, no, the IP-Address-Room from 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255 is a reserved area for private networks. They are not routed in the internet. Also 10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255 they are reserved for private networks. Best regards, Roland -- linux@net-service-24.de
Someday you might want to be on the internet, and then you may regret not using private IP numbers for your intranet. Joel On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 10:18:05AM +0700, Gerard O'Reilly wrote:> Hello all, > Quick question. > Our network has NO connection to the internet (the way we want it) but we > are using 66.2.x.x as our IP addresses. However, I am now reading that > 192.168.x.x is the preferred naming convention. If I leave as 66.2.x.x will > I have problems with Samba? > Because I dont connect to the Internet do I need to change? > Thanks in advance and hope > > Mr. Gerard O'Reilly > Intranet Manager > Siam Stars Ltd/ Thai-Belgium Industrial Co. Ltd > 21/6 Moo 3, Soi Kayha Bangbua, > Viphavadee Rangsit Road, > 60 Talad Bangkhen, > Laksi Bangkok 10210 > Tel: +66 (02) 5614649 or (02) 9408750 > Fax: +66 (02) 5611486 > E-mail: oreilly@ssltbivdc.com > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba