Heh, I like how Amazon didn't ask me to log in until after I placed the order. So, I don't need to prove who I am to place an order, but I do need to prove who I am in order to view the list of orders?
Meme: Neckbeards
Originator: user3184074 and "my forum websites"
Cultural Height: ongoing?
First Seen: http://meta.stackoverflow.com/q/215805/ (meta 10kers only)
Background: Some random guy typed up a page-long rant with copious amounts of allcaps and calling people "neckbeards," which is app...
The standard I've seen so far is to use 192.168.*.* IP addresses for devices on the local network.
Why this combination? If it were be, I would have chosen something simpler, like 1.0.*.*. What's the historical reason?
Since this is the most common ip sequence in the world, why did we choose 192.168.x.y over 1.1 .x.y or something simple like that ? What is special about this ?
Please use 10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255, per RFC 6890, page 6.
I used to think that answering historical questions was a good idea, but I would like to avoid doing this on a regular basis, due to bad help vampire experiences. It doesn't seem necessary in this case. 10.0.0.0/8 is simple enough.
@Bart It makes it even worse that it comes from a diamondy person :P
Quite frankly, you're not answering the question. I'm asking about the history of it, not for a simpler local range. If you don't think it's a good question, close it. — Undo1 min ago
On the one hand, you're right, it's not an answer. On the other -- and I don't know much about that site, but -- I suspect that its users aren't hanging around to answer history questions. Seems like he's making an effort to be helpful/welcoming.
Perhaps at the very least clarify to the moderator that you're looking for a motivation, if there is one. I.e. is it an arbitrary selection of numbers, or is there a certain logic behind that historical fact.
@Pops Oh, of course. It just seems a little... odd?
(to answer with a meta-ish response)
I completely respect you, and I don't want to sound otherwise. However, it does seem like answering a question with 'I'd rather not answer this as it is now, so here's an answer to a very related question' isn't quite right. I'm looking more for the motivation behind it, not necessarily history per se. — Undo55 secs ago
I recently asked this question about the reasoning behind the choice of 192.168 as the standard internal IP block, and a moderator mentioned this:
I used to think that answering historical questions was a good idea, but I would like to avoid doing this on a regular basis, due to bad help vamp...
Meme: Neckbeards
Originator: user3184074 and "my forum websites"
Cultural Height: ongoing?
First Seen: http://meta.stackoverflow.com/q/215805/ (meta 10kers only)
Background: Some random guy typed up a page-long rant with copious amounts of allcaps and calling people "neckbeards," which is app...
The standard I've seen so far is to use 192.168.*.* IP addresses for devices on the local network.
Why this combination? If it were be, I would have chosen something simpler, like 1.0.*.*. What's the historical reason?
Why are home networks prefixed with 192.168 ?
Why those numbers?
For some historical reasons?
Since this is the most common ip sequence in the world, why did we choose 192.168.x.y over 1.1 .x.y or something simple like that ? What is special about this ?
Please use 10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255, per RFC 6890, page 6.
I used to think that answering historical questions was a good idea, but I would like to avoid doing this on a regular basis, due to bad help vampire experiences. It doesn't seem necessary in this case. 10.0.0.0/8 is simple enough.
