Re: [PCTECH] Private IP addresses

[John Ross <jross-ml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

From what I understand IP Classes (wasted a lot of IP addresses) were 
important before the subnet mask came along. Check out
http://www.networkclue.com/routing/tcpip/addressing.php

I assume you know what Private IP addresses are.

John Ross
www.ERP400.com
www.Netshare400.com

Dan Bale wrote:
> On AS400pro.com, I found the following reference:
>
> Private IP addresses
> 10.x.x.x  Full Class A
> 172.16.x.x - 172.31.x.x  Multiple Class B addresses
> 192.168.x.x  Multiple Class C addresses
>
> Can someone point me to an "easy" reference to the meanings of the
> "classes", or describe them here?  I have some familiarity with the last one
> as my PC at home uses a "C" address sitting behind a router/firewall, which
> itself uses the IP address assigned by the ISP.  My PC at work is assigned a
> class "B" address.
>
> But what are the differences between them?