AAMOF, you should be using one of the private network ranges. You should not use public IP addresses ranges in private networks, since you are blocking access to those address ranges on the Internet. This may not be an issue now, but it might cause you some really odd issues in the future. There is no reason you can't use private address ranges on your network, most private networks, including mine, use them quite successfully. :smile:
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has reserved the following three blocks of the IP address space for private internets (local networks):
10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255
172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255
192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255
Also, IP addresses in the range of 169.254.0.0 -169.254.255.255 are reserved for Automatic Private IP Addressing.
These IP's should not be used on the Internet.
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has reserved the following three blocks of the IP address space for private internets (local networks):
10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255
172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255
192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255
Also, IP addresses in the range of 169.254.0.0 -169.254.255.255 are reserved for Automatic Private IP Addressing.
These IP's should not be used on the Internet.