TLDR: Can I use the subnet mask to allow me to put a computer with a static IP address of 192.168.40.1 on my router that has all other computers addressed as 192.168.0.nnn?
Hello all.
This may be a very dumb question, and I apologize in advance. I did some searching and spent this morning reading articles about this, but something isn't clicking with me. I hope somebody here can help.
My router is a configured as a DHCP server. It has the following settings; IP Range: 192.168.0.151 to 192.168.0.250 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
My printer, NAS, managed switches and wireless access points are configured using a static IP (192.168.0.15 for the switch, 192.168.0.99 for the router, etc, etc.)
It works pretty well.
I want to do some experimenting, though. I want to hook a new server up to my physical infrastructure and have a work station attach to it, but I want them to have a separate set of IP addresses; 192.168.40.1 for the test server 192.168.40.10 for the test work station
Both still need to have access to the internet through my router at 192.168.0.99
Can I set the subnet mask on my router to; 255.255.0.0 to accommodate this? Or am I barking up the wrong tree?
Thanks!
Greg