You can't just pull an individual IP address out of the air and expect it
to work, even if your network isnt connected to the Internet.
One important thing is that it be in the same "subnet" that other TCP/IP
computers are on on the same network. This would be set/assigned by your
network admin.. Check with them.
If there arent any other computers speaking TCP/IP on your network that
you have no need for an IP address, unless you are using a modem to
connect to an ISP, in which case you need to set it as assigned by your
ISP (which may be dynamic)..
On Tue, 19 Nov 1996, Dave Wreski wrote:
> Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 18:29:59 -0500 (EST)
> From: Dave Wreski <tel1dvw@is.ups.com>
> To: linux-net <linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu>
> Subject: whats wrong with my IP address?
>
>
>
> Not really being on the internet with my local network, I chose a network
> address that I could easily remember; 192.107.200.0. There seems to be a
> problem with the .200 part of it.
>
> This IP range is defined on the internet, as nslookup tells me.
>
> What is the problem?
> THanks,
> Dave Wreski
>
> --
> echo '16i[q]sa[ln0=aln100%Pln100/snlbx]sb20293A2058554E494Csnlbxq'|dc
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