what can you change your IP to

[royarcher]

Can you for example change an IP from 192.168.1.1 to 280.150.2.1 or can you only change the last digit or two

 

[ColinTaylor]

They have to be within the allocated private address ranges.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network#Private_IPv4_addresses

 

[royarcher]

They have to be within the allocated private address ranges.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network#Private_IPv4_addresses

Thanks Colin a nice little bit light reading before bedtime just what the doc ordered

 

[System Error Message]

They have to be within the allocated private address ranges.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network#Private_IPv4_addresses

not really, you can actually use any IP address you desire, but if it just so happens to be the same as one on the internet then your traffic will just get redirected to your router instead.

Literally, any IP address/network you desire. You could have an ip of 14.65.1.1/24 and it will give a network of up to .254

For best practice, keep to the agreed private/LAN IPs but its literally up to you what IP you want to use. The only exception is 0.0.0.0 and 255.255.255.255 .

 

[ColinTaylor]

True. I probably should have said "They ought to be.." rather than "They have to be...". With over 16 million 10. addresses available there's really no excuse not to.

 

[royarcher]

not really, you can actually use any IP address you desire, but if it just so happens to be the same as one on the internet then your traffic will just get redirected to your router instead.

Literally, any IP address/network you desire. You could have an ip of 14.65.1.1/24 and it will give a network of up to .254

For best practice, keep to the agreed private/LAN IPs but its literally up to you what IP you want to use. The only exception is 0.0.0.0 and 255.255.255.255 .

Thanks for that I sort of thought that would be the case but I just wanted to Run it by you guys ( gurus)

 

[royarcher]

True. I probably should have said "They ought to be.." rather than "They have to be...". With over 16 million 10. addresses available there's really no excuse not to.

Thanks again Colin I did read a lot of the link you sent me interesting stuff

 

[dosborne]

The only exception is 0.0.0.0 and 255.255.255.255 .

127.0.0.1 is definitely excluded too

In general, the best practice is to use a non-routable internet address for your private network. Otherwise, strange things can happen.

10.0.0.0/8
172.16.0.0/12
192.168.0.0/16

 

[royarcher]

Thanks for that

 

[System Error Message]

Thanks for that I sort of thought that would be the case but I just wanted to Run it by you guys ( gurus)

127.0.0.1 is definitely excluded too

In general, the best practice is to use a non-routable internet address for your private network. Otherwise, strange things can happen.

10.0.0.0/8
172.16.0.0/12
192.168.0.0/16

if you change the loopback interface IP you can use it on any interface you like.

Basically you can create your own internet using a 0.0.0.0/0 network which wont be able to route with the existing internet, but all devices are configurable in that way, so theres even no harm in using a public IP block as a private one, only that you will not be able to browse those IPs or route to them.

think of it this way, if theres a country you want to block, you could use their IP block as your private IP block, and it would be impossible for your network to communicate with those IPs outside as your devices get them for internal use only. This is safer because no preexisting profile would work on your network should someone decide to use such a tool to scan your network or try to illegally route things to LAN IPs in your network.

 

[dosborne]

Basically you can create your own internet using..................

Or you could stay with expected normal guidelines and parameters to make setup and troubleshooting in the future a heck of a lot easier

"Best Practices" are called that for a reason.

 

[royarcher]

Or you could stay with expected normal guidelines and parameters to make setup and troubleshooting in the future a heck of a lot easier

"Best Practices" are called that for a reason.

Yes I have gone with the ,do nothing, option with a memory like mine I would have to tattoo a complex IP on my arm or I would forget it