On Fri, 2002-11-08 at 10:45, teddy wl wrote: > 1.for connecting all your PC you need ethernet card > for every PC. configuring the IP address ex. > 192.168.1.0/24 if you do not understand the IP you > must read the basic of TCP/IP or i sugestion to you, > to enter this address for your PC's : > PC 1 : 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 > PC 2: 192.168.1.2 netmask same above > PC 3:192.168.1.3 netmask same above > PC 4: 192.168.1.4 netmask same above >
I'm a little confused here. with the example above (and I admit that I have never worked with a home network that included Windows machines)... I would expect to see: network base address: 192.168.1.0/29 or 192.168.1.0 netmask: 255.255.255.248 PC 1: 192.168.1.1 PC 2: 192.168.1.2 PC 3: 192.168.1.3 PC 4: 192.168.1.4 broadcast address: 192.168.1.5 I have seen several examples of networking as stated above by Teddy...but don't understand how that setup would be 'legal' (in the networking sense) and would work properly. I would expect a netmask of 255.255.255.0 for each of the machines would indicate that each machine was authoritative for an entire Class C network. I plan to set up my own home network soon (no windows machines, but several linux PCs and a mandrake iMac and an OS X iBook)...and I want to do it correctly, but without 'overkill'. Could someone with networking experience add a few cents to this, please? TIA. -- Erik Linux User 288105 ================= Bill who? Micro what?
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