Subj : RE: An IP4 question, if that's OK?
To   : Bj”rn Felten
From : TERRY ROATI
Date : Sat May 04 2019 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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