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Re: [Other] Smoothwall vs. m0n0wall said by Cjaiceman:The only problem I have with that is when I try to setup more than 1 IP range (ex: 192.168.0.1 through 192.168.1.254) no computers will connect. I'm sure its something to do with the subnet, but I just can't figure it out. I'm setting the subnet to 24 and 255.255.255.0. Its not that I need it now, but I might later if I decide to help out with a LAN party, or in the future where I might need more than 254 IP's. The subnet (the /24 or 255.255.255.0 tells the computers which addresses are in the local network. With that particular subnet, only the last octet determins the host address within the network. The first 3 octets determine the network address. So 192.168.0 is one network, and 192.168.1 is the other network. My guess is a PC on one network was not having problems talking to another PC within the same network, but would have problems talking to a PC in the other network.
As DaSneaky1D mentioned, switching from a /24 subnet to a /23 subnet will resolve your issues. The problem with that though is that most consumer level equipment will only support a /24 network at most.
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