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My internal network is 10.165.165.X I am close to running out of ip
numbers. Also I have quite a large wan with many constant vpn tunnels
into my network.


The question is what would be the easiest way to add ip numbers to my
internal network for communications from within?


Do I add a new range like 10.165.164.x and on the router add a
statement that allows the two ranges to talk together as one? ...


I just would hate to have to subnet, and have to go back and chane all
the network settings on my exsisting systems.

IP Range Help wrote:

> My internal network is 10.165.165.X I am close to running out of ip
> numbers. Also I have quite a large wan with many constant vpn tunnels
> into my network.
>
>
> The question is what would be the easiest way to add ip numbers to my
> internal network for communications from within?
>
>
> Do I add a new range like 10.165.164.x and on the router add a
> statement that allows the two ranges to talk together as one? ...
>
>
> I just would hate to have to subnet, and have to go back and chane all
> the network settings on my exsisting systems.

I'd say go with changing the subnet. You've got lots of room to play with
on the 10.x.x.x address range, so no point in limiting yourself. Are your
addresses assigned by dhcp? If so, you should only have to change the mask
there.

In comp.os.linux.networking IP Range Help <(E-Mail Removed)>:
> My internal network is 10.165.165.X I am close to running out of ip
> numbers. Also I have quite a large wan with many constant vpn tunnels
> into my network.


> The question is what would be the easiest way to add ip numbers to my
> internal network for communications from within?


> Do I add a new range like 10.165.164.x and on the router add a
> statement that allows the two ranges to talk together as one? ...

Yep, this should be the easiest, if all other systems have this
router as their default gateway, things should just work, you
perhaps want a Gbit connection from the router to the switch for
your new subnet, if possible.

> I just would hate to have to subnet, and have to go back and chane all
> the network settings on my exsisting systems.

There should be no need, unless you have another gateway for the
new subnet.

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