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But why? Someone had to choose that default.
by sk5t 8y ago
But 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.