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I'd say .1 is a bit special too (even more for FHRPs), and there are weirdos who use .254 for their gateways. I've even seen a lunatic or two put it somewhere i
by hotpotamus 3y ago
I'd say .1 is a bit special too (even more for FHRPs), and there are weirdos who use .254 for their gateways. I've even seen a lunatic or two put it somewhere in the middle of the subnet.
- theamk 3y agoBlindly assuming .1 is your router is a bad idea. I've seen cases when it all started with a single uber-host at .1 which does routing, DNS, DHCP, mail, and internal web server; and later on the routing part was moved to a separate device with its own IP. Also, well-known IPs, and 192.168.0.1 in particular, should just be avoided. You don't want IP conflict in your network just because someone plugged in unconfigure device!
- seized 3y agoI've had several ISP routers come with .254 as the default IP, this that's the gateway.
- bandrami 3y agoHuh. I typically do middle of the subnet. Static addresses below it and dynamic addresses above it. I think it's how the first datacenter I worked at back in the Pleistocene did it and I just kept the habit.
- yardstick 3y agoFWIW I avoid .1 and .254 as they are too common. If some router-specific malware is going to try target the most common denominator, it'd be these.