[GLLUG] IP Address Issue

Richard Houser rick at divinesymphony.net
Mon Oct 8 19:04:44 EDT 2012


It depends on the netmask.  In this case, you are on a class C, so the
first valid IP would start at 1 and go to 254 in the last octet.  Whomever
setup that dhcp server is an idiot.
On Oct 8, 2012 6:44 PM, "Patrick Collora" <collorap at pjc.name> wrote:

> Not Linux-specific, but maybe someone here knows the answer.  I was having
> some trouble connecting to the Internet through my router, and I suspect it
> might be due to the IP address I was assigned.  When I bypassed the router,
> AT&T assigned the following to my PC.
>
>    IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 108.68.143.0
>    Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
>    Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 108.68.143.1
>
> Is the IP ending in zero valid, or is it the network identifier?
>
> Thanks.
> -Patrick
>
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