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    Default Whats a Safe IP Range

    Hi all just wondering what would be a safe settings for a home network IP addy's as I am currently using the 192.168.0 range with the 255.255.255
    also with the wireless router

    any thoughts of what I can change them all too

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    if you are super paranoid anything from the obvious defualt ips

    192.168.1.x
    192.168.0.x
    192.168.2.x

    Setup MAC filtering.

    if you can change the routers user name from "admin" change it to something else with a strong password.

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    From wikipedia

    IPv4 private addresses

    Computers not connected to the Internet (such as factory machines that communicate only with each other via TCP/IP) need not have globally-unique IP addresses. Three ranges of IPv4 addresses for private networks, one range for each class (A, B, C), were reserved in RFC 1918. These addresses are not routed on the Internet, and thus need not be coordinated with an IP address registry.

    IANA Reserved Private Network Ranges
    24-bit Block (/8 prefix, 1 x A) - 10.0.0.0 to 10.255.255.255, total addresses 16,777,216
    20-bit Block (/12 prefix, 16 x B) - 172.16.0.0 to 172.31.255.255, total addressrs 1,048,576
    16-bit Block (/16 prefix, 256 x C) - 192.168.0.0 to 192.168.255.255, total addresses 65,536

    Any user may use any block. Typically, a network administrator will divide a block into subnets; for example, many home routers automatically use a default address range of 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.0.255 (192.168.0.0/24).

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    just make sure you write it on the modem/router or somewhere.
    Saves a full reset and losing all your settings.
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    doesn't really matter what you use behind a firewall becasue they are not being used in the public domain but as mentioned above the 192.168 range and the 10. ranges are meant for private use.

    Leroy

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    Along with encryption, you should restrict access to just the MAC addresses of each device you connect to your network that way foreign machines will not be able to connect via wireless. Also, disable broadcast of your SSID. This is assuming your router has these features.

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