On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 01:32:34PM -0400, Mark Haney wrote: > On 08/30/2012 11:01 AM, Suvayu Ali wrote: > >On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 10:43:59AM -0400, Mark Haney wrote: > > >> > >>What is the IP subnet that DHCP hands out? Is it on a different subnet from > >>192.168.0.x? > >> > > > >My understanding of networks is next to nothing; by subnet do you mean > >the netmask field as reported by ifconfig? If so I have quoted that > >below: > > > >eth2: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > > inet 192.168.0.114 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255 > > Well, the netmask is part of the subnet equation. Maybe I should have > queried you on your level of network knowledge. My apologies for > over-talking it. > No worries, this gave me some motivation to read up over the weekend. :) > The subnet for the other devices IPs, is it different from 192.168.0.X your > laptop is getting? Such as 172.16.0.x Or even 192.168.1.X (X being the part > of the IP that identifies a specific device. > When connected to the network with DHCP working properly, my laptop should receive an external IP. So things like this should work: $ ssh user@<external IP> I guess that means the answer to your question would be "a properly connected device would be on a different subnet". > Does that help clarify? > Indeed it did. Thanks, -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
