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The main inefficiency in bridged configuration is the overhead of broadcasts shipped over the bridge, but it's just that which makes basic MS networking tick.
Yes - it is.
The freely usable private address ranges are:
10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255
Hello All, I am trying to install Debian Sarge on an Atari clone, the Hades060. I bought a 9-gig SCSI-3 drive just for that. I also have a...
For more information, see RFC 1918, e.g. from
To stay compatible with older IP stacks, it is wise to avoid using the first or last address of every subnet as a host address.
Please note that the link-local address range of
168 plus 1.254.0.0 to 168 plus 1.254.255.255
is not available. There are strict rules for its use, not permitting it to be configured manually.
The Microsoft networking is designed to live in a LAN, and you have to pay some attention to make it work over routed IP, but it's possible.
Now I'm on thin ice - IIRC, the Microsoft networks will work in a routed IP network, if the hosts have a WINS (Windows name server) in the network and configured, and all Windowses use SMB on top of IP instead of direct Ethernet SMB.
HTH
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