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On a private network I'm using, I'm configuring the ethernet interface as such:

IP address : 192.168.1.10
Net mask  : 255.255.255.0
Gateway   : 255.255.255.255

I can understand the first 2, but the gateway value didn't make sense to me. It should be the router's address, right?

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@cwd: what are you saying? – lang2 Jan 4 at 16:59
i think it's pretty clear. you should at least put a more accurate question title in... – cwd Jan 4 at 17:00
typically your gateway in a situation like that would be 192.168.1.1 – kobaltz Jan 4 at 17:26
yes, it should be the router's address in most situations. – kobaltz Jan 4 at 17:26
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The gateway should be the IP address of the device your computer will go to when it needs to communicate outside of your local network, eg your router. 255.255.255.255 is a broadcast address and has no chance of working.

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that's what I thought. but that's the working value, at least that's what I was told. – lang2 Jan 4 at 17:04
it will work for local addresses, If your successfully using it on the internet I have no Idea how its doing it. – Stephen Martin Jan 4 at 17:06
@lang - you should accept correct answers – cwd Jan 4 at 17:13
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