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   TERRY ROATI to Bj”rn Felten   
   RE: An IP4 question, if that's OK?   
   04 May 19 09:39:56   
   
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   Terry Roati   
      
   On May 03, 2019 09:44pm, Bj”rn Felten wrote to All:   
      
    BF> Maybe this is totally OT here, but given the amount of traffic here   
    BF> recently maybe some of you can find the time to educate me?   
      
    BF>    I've been given an IP4 number from my provider in the third of four   
    BF>    /26 subnets. I.e. I have x.x.x.157 with a subnet mask of   
    BF>    255.255.255.192 and, of course, default gateway x.x.x.129   
      
    BF>    I suppose the other 61 IP numbers in my subnet have been reserved   
    BF>    mainly to my neighbours. Maybe not necessarily, but probably, no?   
      
    BF>    If so, if I find out that one of the other 61 IP numbers was given   
    BF>    to my neighbour friend, wouldn't it be possible to connect directly   
    BF>    to his computer without having to go via the default gateway?   
      
    BF>    Wouldn't that mean that we then can have direct fiber connection   
    BF>    without the artificial speed restrictions that our respective   
    BF>    subscription results in?   
      
    BF>    Or am I totally out in the blue here?  8-)   
      
      
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