Aaron
Fri Jun 27 08:48:02 PDT 2008
What if I change the subnet mask to 255.255.254.0? That would give me 510
hosts, correct? Usable would be 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.2.254?
"Meinolf Weber" wrote:
> Hello Phillip,
>
> Do you have some links about the degrading of the ethernet? We use /28 bit
> in our network, without any problems.
>
> Best regards
>
> Meinolf Weber
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> > Because ethernet degrades after around 250-300 hosts on a single
> > broadcast domain (subnet). So you keep the /24 bit mask. If more
> > hosts are needed then you add a new IP segment.
> >
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> > "RPK" <news@kco.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:eooj3391IHA.5560@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >
> >> If they are purely for internal use (which they must be in that
> >> range), wny not just change the subnet mask to 255.255.0.0.
> >>
> >> You will then have enough addresses for a lifetime.
> >>
> >> "Aaron" <Aaron@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:21B0836B-0D0F-477B-8FFB-AC2E05AD3746@microsoft.com...
> >>
> >>> I currently manage a school that is growing and will run out of
> >>> internal
> >>> IP
> >>> addresses. We currently use 192.168.1.x and 255.255.255.0 for the
> >>> network.
> >>> What would be the easiest way to allow for more available IP
> >>> addresses on
> >>> the
> >>> LAN?
>
>
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