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Not 100% sure, but it may be because so much SOHO equipment uses 192.168/16 by default.
by egwynn 8y ago
Not 100% sure, but it may be because so much SOHO equipment uses 192.168/16 by default.
- sk5t 8y agoBut why? Someone had to choose that default.
- tonyarkles 8y agoOne possible reason is that a lot of corporate networks use 10.x.x.x. If you’re using a similar subnet at home, using a VPN can get awkward.
- colanderman 8y agoYep. We use both 10.x.x.x and 192.168.x.x at my workplace (who knows why). I had to request a special change to our VPN settings so I could still access my home network while connected to it.
- Johnny555 8y agoWouldn't it have been easier to change your home network?
- colanderman 8y agoEasier to change address allocations and DNS entries of a dozen devices in my network to fix the problem for just me, than to make a request to corporate IT to fix the problem for everyone? No.
- pseudalopex 8y agoIt's the smallest of the private IPv4 ranges. Corporate and academic networks tend to use the larger ones, so it's the least likely to cause a numbering conflict.
- gh02t 8y agoIIRC, I used to have one of the old Apple Airport travel routers back in the day and it used 10.0.0.1 by default. I've tended to prefer that block for my home network ever since.