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   From: Josiah Jenkins    
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   Subject: Re: Help with Network Settings in 6.06, Puleeez !   
   Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 00:32:28 +0000   
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   Whilst perusing Usenet on 4 Mar 2007 23:20:27 GMT, I read these words   
   from Joe LaVigne  :   
      
   >On Sun, 04 Mar 2007 23:12:17 +0000, Josiah Jenkins wrote:   
   >   
   >> Whilst perusing Usenet on Sun, 04 Mar 2007 22:49:55 GMT, I read these   
   >> words from SINNER <99nesorjd@gates_of_hell.invalid> :   
   >>    
   >>>* Josiah Jenkins wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:   
   >>>   
   >>>[...]   
   >>>   
   >>>> Connection   
   >>>> Network Name = usr9106 - (USR9106 Wireless router)   
   >>>> Key type = Hexadecimal   
   >>>> WEP =    
   >>>> Configuration = Static IP Address   
   >>>> IP Address = 192.168.1.xx - T21 Laptop with Ubuntu install   
   >>>> Subnet mask = 255.255.255.0   
   >>>> Gateway address 192.168.1.aa - USR9106 Wireless router   
   >>>   
   >>>I cant really help, sorry, but I can tell you it is not necessary to   
   >>>mask 192.xxx.xxx.xxx.    
   >>    
   >> Subnet mask is entered automagically !   
   >   
   >What he meant is you needn't use 192.168.1.xx.   
   > It would be perfectly fine to put 192.168.1.17   
   >(or whatever) in a post, since from outside of your   
   >network, the address isn't reachable.  Private IP's   
   >(192.168, 172.17, 10.) are not routable.   
      
   Aaah, I misunderstood. When SINNER used 'mask'   
   I assumed he was referring to the Subnet mask !   
      
   What he (and you) are saying is that I don't need to   
   bother disguising my IP addresses ?   
      
   -- jjj   
      
      
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