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[Discuss] selecting a subnet



On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 04:04:12PM -0400, Stephen Adler wrote:
> Guys,
> 
> I'm setting up a small network at work behind my own firewall. Typically
> I would use a 192.168.1.0/24 network but I'm afraid the IT people at
> work have used that for something in my work LAN environment. Is there a
> way of probing the work LAN network to ensure that what ever IP address
> I select for my network doesn't get tangled up with one on the corporate
> LAN? Or is it best to just choose one and hope for the best?

It's best to ask your IT people for a subnet to be assigned to
you.

-dsr-



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