Newbie Networking Linux

[Craig White]

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> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of Kevin
> Brown
> Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 8:36 AM
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> Subject: Re: Newbie Networking Linux
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>
> If you are using a NetMask of 255.255.255.0 for your internal
> address space then
> 192.168.1.1, 192.168.2.1 and 192.168.3.1 are not on the same network.  Try
> either changing the netmask to 255.255.0.0 or change your ip's
> (192.168.2.1 ->
> 192.168.1.2, 192.168.3.1 -> 192.168.1.3), that will put them on the same
> network.  For those boxes the default gateway should be 192.168.1.1 (the
> internal ip of your linux box).
> ---

That gives me a thought.

Has anyone ever checked to see if there is a speed difference between a
class B & a class C network for 3 computers - it semms to me that it's a
slam dunk - put all 3 computers on a 255.255.255.0 subnet but is it any
faster?  would it be faster yet to put them all on a fractional subnet
255.255.255.248?

Craig (too lazy to check but interested enough to read anyone elses's
experience).