F10 installation on Hp laptop(dv5-1210tx)

[Wayne Feick]

On Fri, 2009-03-06 at 21:29 +0000, Ray Ward wrote:

> One further bit of information.  While brushing up on IP I found
> this. 
> 
> Definition: The IP address 192.168.1.0 represents the 192.168.1.x
> range of addresses where x is between 1 and 255. 192.168.1.0 is a
> private IP network. It is the default network (but not the default
> address) for Linksys brand home broadband routers. 
> 
> 192.168.1.0 is not a valid IP address for a network router or other
> host, and no device on your network should be configured to own this
> address. Instead, 192.168.1.0 is used in routing tables and by the
> Internet Protocol internally to identify the 192.168.1.x network as a
> whole. A router or other network gateway device on these networks is
> typically installed at 192.168.1.1, and other hosts use higher numbers
> in the range.
> 
> At this point I would recommend changing the routers address. 

Just to clarify things a little, many (most?) TCP/IP implementations
allow for the 0 address in a subnet to be used as a valid IP address. If
you see 192.168.1.0 on its own, it's most likely an IP address. If it's
paired with 255.255.255.0 as a network mask, or has a /24 on the end of
it, then it's a network. It's also possible (even common) for that
network is subdivided into multiple smaller networks (e.g. /28).

The suggestion to try 192.168.1.1 instead of 192.168.1.0 is reasonable,
though.

Wayne.

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