Thread: 500M Strange IP address from Neath whilst I am in Swansea
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Old 29-08-2024, 01:10   #13
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Re: Strange IP address from Neath whilst I am in Swansea
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Originally Posted by spiderplant View Post
Do you mean 192.168.0.*? If so, that's a private IP on your own network. As Paul says, 196.168.0.* is an African address (specifically in Mauritius).

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Yeah, that's an example of an IP range that has been reused. Used to be Linlithgow in Scotland, now it's Liverpool
Ahhh! How fascinating. Why are IP ranges being reused
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