Doing a Linux MASS install.

Vlad shiwan-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
Thu Jul 20 19:39:46 UTC 2006


On 7/20/06, Peter <plp-ysDPMY98cNQDDBjDh4tngg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
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>
> A single network segment won't support more than 256 hosts but 100 is
> about the limit ime. It would make a 100MBps segment feel like 1MBps
> adsl, at best.

        Repeat after me "This is my multicasted stream. There are many
like it, but this one is mine. Multicasting is my best friend. It is
my life. [...]". Ahem. I'll be quiet now. ;)

> >       Since you picked the "Class A" RFC1918 IP block, you can have
> > about ~16,000,000 hosts on it, if you flatten it to 10.0.0.0/8. Better
> > bring out that Cat6509 loaded with 48-port blades... ;)
> >       Each server merely increments the third octet until it hits
> > 255, and then the second octet, etc. Trust me, you won't run out of
> > IPs.
>
> That can be done too, but as I have said, it is just a suggestion.
>
> Peter
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