From owner-freebsd-newbies Mon Jun 15 18:40:15 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id SAA05922 for freebsd-newbies-outgoing; Mon, 15 Jun 1998 18:40:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mx.serv.net (mx.serv.net [205.153.153.234]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id SAA05917 for ; Mon, 15 Jun 1998 18:40:14 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from fewtch@serv.net) Received: from desktop-pentium (dialup611.serv.net [207.207.65.11]) by mx.serv.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id SAA18412; Mon, 15 Jun 1998 18:40:10 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19980615180529.007f0620@mx.serv.net> X-Sender: fewtch@mx.serv.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 18:05:29 -0700 To: nik@iii.co.uk From: Tim Gerchmez Subject: Re: Setting up a local nameservice. Cc: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <19980615104913.10542@iii.co.uk> References: <3.0.5.32.19980614162648.007e5d10@mx.serv.net> <3.0.5.32.19980614142847.007eacc0@mx.serv.net> <3.0.5.32.19980614093142.007e5100@mx.serv.net> <3.0.5.32.19980613224241.007ecb30@mx.serv.net> <3.0.5.32.19980613224241.007ecb30@mx.serv.net> <19980614181014.41433@welearn.com.au> <3.0.5.32.19980614093142.007e5100@mx.serv.net> <19980614204319.17599@nothing-going-on.org> <3.0.5.32.19980614142847.007eacc0@mx.serv.net> <19980614235021.17830@nothing-going-on.org> <3.0.5.32.19980614162648.007e5d10@mx.serv.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org I *DID* decide to go with 10.0.0.1 and 10.0.0.2 after reading more about it, if for no other reason that I don't want to hear about it every time I mention the IP addresses of my private network to someone . Also, it didn't hurt anything, was easy to change, and I guess it's a good idea to use convention in this area. What if something got screwed up and I *did* start broadcasting those addresses to the Internet (unlikely, but not impossible). At 10:49 AM 6/15/98 +0100, nik@iii.co.uk wrote: >> Much easier, and 1.1.1.1 / 1.1.1.2 are not likely to be real Internet >> addresses, so it eliminates confusion on that end as well. > >From /etc/hosts > ># According to RFC 1918, you can use the following IP networks for ># private nets which will never be connected to the Internet: ># ># 10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255 ># 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255 ># 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255 ># ># In case you want to be able to connect to the Internet, you need ># real official assigned numbers. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not try ># to invent your own network numbers but instead get one from your ># network provider (if any) or from the Internet Registry (ftp to ># rs.internic.net, directory `/templates'). > >N -- My web site starts at http://www.serv.net/~fewtch/index.html - lots of goodies for everyone, have a look if you have the time. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message