On Jan 2, 2025, at 12:16, John via groups.io <OceanCity@...> wrote:

?On Jan 2, 2025, at 12:11?PM, Brian L. Matthews via groups.io <blmatthews@...> wrote:

On 1/2/25 3:41 AM, Otto Nikolaus via??wrote:

That’s [10.0.0.1] a 24-bit block with up to 16 million addresses. Was that set by default?

10.0.0.0/8 is one of the RFC 1918 non-routable blocks, and an address in that range (usually 10.0.0.1) is often used by default for the LAN side of things like gateway modems and routers. On the internet side, it will have a routable IP address, but, except for very special circumstances, you don't want the admin interface accessible via that address.
Brian

Hi Brian,

You obviously know your way around the block (no pun intended) and I'm gathering you are very experienced and credibly knowledgeable based on your concise explanation. I can walk around my block, but I couldn't tell you how, LOL.?

I've seen the 10.0.0.1 address often, but less than the more common default 192.169.0.xxx or 1.xxx shipped with consumer equipment. Is there any particular reason a manufacturer would choose the former over the latter??

All the best,

John?