The simplest way to understand subnet masks is where 255 = must stay the
same, 0 = can be any number.

if your lan is 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0, only the last part of the IP can
change.

The change he is suggesting would appear to be the subnet mask of
255.255.0.0 - which would allow any of the last *two* parts of the IP to
change. Therefore machines on the 192.168.1.x network can see machines on
the 192.168.2.x network and vice versa, as youre within the same subnet mask.

I suspect your friend would need to change his subnet masking also. :)

Mark.

At 13:58 3/10/01 +1200, James Pluck wrote:
>With the quantity of advanced networking users on this list I thought I may
>be able to get some help.
>
>On my lan at home I use 192.168.1.x My friend's lan is on 192.168.0.x I am
>quite frequently around at his place with my pc for lan gaming sessions,
>etc. In my config I have a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 (pretty standard I
>think) but ISTR a discussion once (not in this forum) that said that a
>simple alteration of this subnet mask would allow me to connect to my
>friend's lan without needing to change my fixed IP address.
>
>Can anyone help?
>
>Thanx
>PapaBear.
>--
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>like a minute. That's relativity.
>--Albert Einstein
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