On Sat, Apr 29, 2023 at 13:04 o1bigtenor via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:

Greetings

(My head is swimming with all the explanations on IP routing - - -
have spent about 3 hours now looking at various documents - - - - I
just can't find a clear answer. The first statement is my present
network - - - I'm trying to figure out how to move beyond the access
of only 254 devices at one time. Please - - - this is not my business
- - - - I'm just using a highly connected system design idea in the
planning and trying to figure out how to get what I would like - - -
done. )

If I set up a router using the 192.168.1.1 I can access some 254
distinct IP addresses from my router.

If I set up a router using the 176.10.1.1 how many distinct IP
addresses can I access?

(I'm thinking some 64k worth but dunno!)

You can access as many addresses as you want from your router. The address block is determined by the subnet mask. Take a look at

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

You will want to avoid 176, instead look at the 172.16. range or the entire 192.168.x.x range ( subnet mask will be 255.255.0.0)

Hope that helps

Dhaval

TIA
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