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They needed private IP ranges that wouldn't conflict with the real internet. 192.168 was just sitting there unused, so they grabbed it along with 10.x.x.x and 1
by youknow123 1y ago
They needed private IP ranges that wouldn't conflict with the real internet. 192.168 was just sitting there unused, so they grabbed it along with 10.x.x.x and 172.16-31.x.x.
- Symbiote 1y agoRead the article rather than making something up.
- 3np 1y agoAnd what did you learn from what article, actually?
- rzzzt 1y agoNarrator: noone came up with an answer. Someone purported the origin to be Sun but it turned out they used a different address in examples.
- bmacho 1y agoWhich article? The posted emails? Superuser audience disagree https://superuser.com/questions/784978/why-did-the-ietf-specifically-choose-192-168-16-to-be-a-private-ip-address-class https://superuser.com/questions/784978/why-did-the-ietf-spec...
- Sharlin 1y agoThat’s such an awesome answer by Michael Hampton. I had never heard of Jon Postel before now.
- marcusb 1y agoIt isn't an article, but a mailing list post, and the post starts out with: This is a fuzzy recollection of something I believe I read, which might well be inaccurate, and for which I can find no corroboration. I mention it solely because it might spark memories from someone who actually knows: Spoiler: it sparks one memory from one person, who winds up being mistaken. Offering an alternative hypothesis seems reasonable given the content of the post.