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| Newer page: | version 5 | Last edited on Wednesday, November 3, 2004 12:21:16 pm | by JohnMcPherson | |
| Older page: | version 2 | Last edited on Wednesday, August 25, 2004 12:16:12 pm | by GerwinVanDeSteeg | Revert |
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!!! Numbering
-Where possible, the highest valid [IP] in any range should be the default gateway[1]
. So, to set your default gateway, take your broadcast address and subtract one on it, and try that.
+Where possible, the highest valid [IP] in any range should be the default gateway*
. So, to set your default gateway, take your broadcast address and subtract one on it, and try that.
This is why the default gateway on a <tt>/24</tt> is normally <tt>.254</tt>.
+__*__ The alternative seems to be the other way around and uses the lowest IP in an address range as the gateway. ie. in a /24 network .1 is the gateway.
!!! DHCP
Use [DHCP] to allocate [IP]s and configure services such as DNS to clients. Make sure that [IP]s allocated have [ForwardLookup]s and [ReverseLookup]s.
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When providing access to off-site users, such as people working from home, [RoadWarrior]s, or remote branches, use a VPN to provide secure access to your internal servers.
When securing wireless networks, it is sensible to completely lock down the wlan so that the only permitted activity is to the VPN server. For wireless users to participate in the network they have to connect via your VPN first.
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-[1] The alternative seems
to be
the other way around and uses the lowest IP
in an address range as
the gateway. ie. in
a /24
network .1 is the gateway
.
+!!! RFC1918
+Please please please avoid the use of RFC1918, it breaks so much stuff. Never use it for anything that might ever be visible
to the Internet, including a router
in the middle of
a network. See NetworkingNotes for details on it breaks
.
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