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    Local and Public addresses

    In case of TCP/IP problems like lost of connectivity, network troubles, router problems, etc... It is always useful to know if there is something wrong with local and public addresses.
    I wrote a small VB Script which gives informations on the computer ip, server ip and public ip.
    I wonder if it works for everybody, especially for those having problems, therefore a feedback is very welcome.

    Unzip, run and wait few seconds.


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    Interesting idea. I will check it out.

    Usually I find the router is not picking up the WAN and LAN DNS properly to pass down to the computers via DHCP.

    IPConfig/all from a command prompt will show a 169 address if not connecting. I use static IP on my three workstations and change the router address. I am used to subnetting Cisco routers and firewalls.

    Home users should be using 192.168.0.1 - 254 and maybe 192.168.100.1 - 254. The first two octets should not change 192.168. is private addressing for class C. Class A and B also have private addressing but are not needed for home users. I have never seen a home with more than 10 IP devices.

    Main workstation
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    Toshiba HD DVD
    two printer servers

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    Re: Local and Public addresses

    Quote Originally Posted by SCSIraidGURU View Post
    Home users should be using 192.168.0.1 - 254 and maybe 192.168.100.1 - 254. The first two octets should not change 192.168. is private addressing for class C. Class A and B also have private addressing but are not needed for home users.
    Then over here we are out of range

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    Re: Local and Public addresses

    What private addresses do your router DHCP default to in Europe?

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    Re: Local and Public addresses

    A lot of
    In fact the main routers used in France are what we call "ISP_NAME_BOX"
    All the ISP give their own router and therefore manage their firmware through updates, etc... The default gateway address could be 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1 or 10.0.0.0.1 or class b, etc....
    I have 2 ISPs one adsl (20000kb/s) which address is 192.168.1.1 and one fiber (120000kb/s) which is 10.0.0.0.1
    My daughter has 172.16.1.0 if i remember well
    We can change eventually the gateway address (with my isp anyway)

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    Re: Local and Public addresses

    Quote Originally Posted by sidney1st View Post
    In case of TCP/IP problems like lost of connectivity, network troubles, router problems, etc... It is always useful to know if there is something wrong with local and public addresses.
    I wrote a small VB Script which gives informations on the computer ip, server ip and public ip.
    I wonder if it works for everybody, especially for those having problems, therefore a feedback is very welcome.

    Unzip, run and wait few seconds.
    Yet another cool script from Sidney1st

    You should make a tutorial so "new" users can figure out how to use and upload it to the forums for us, that would save lots of time

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    10.0.0.0 is class A

    I have seen a few routers with 192.168.1.x also. It is not as common.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SCSIraidGURU View Post
    I have seen a few routers with 192.168.1.x also. It is not as common.
    It is the most common here, the main ISP (Orange) using it on their routers.


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    It is still a Class C private address. you can have any thing 192.168.(0-255). (1-254).

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    Re: Local and Public addresses

    Yep but even on small network we can use any of the ip of the A, B, C classes, again depending of our ISP or on some cases, like mine, we can use any of those reserved by ICANN.

    Class A: up to 16.777.214 computers
    0xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Network Computers

    Class B: up to 65.534 computers
    10xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Network Computers


    Class C: up to 254 computers
    110xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Network Computers



    ICANN reserved the following.
    • Private IP class A : 10.0.0.1 to 10.255.255.254, very big networks.
    • Private IP class B : 172.16.0.1 to 172.31.255.254, average size networks
    • Private IP class C : 192.168.0.1 à 192.168.0.254, for small private networks.
    ISPs use all of them here for their routers

    NB: It is not to expalin to you, but it could be useful for newbies to know about how it works.

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