Our network currently has 240 IP devices taking up addresses. Every device
has a static IP address. We don't have any Windows servers. Since we are
getting close to maxing out our subnet (255 addresses), is there a way to add
a new subnet (preferably without having any Windows servers) and have all the
devices on the network be able to talk to each other? Or, is there a better
way to give ourselves more than 255 IP addresses?

Do you use subnet 255.255.255.0
Can't you use 255.255.0.0

We use static adresses do our printers with 172.16.3.x
Computers are at 172.16.4.x


"aladeb1925" <aladeb1925@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Our network currently has 240 IP devices taking up addresses. Every
> device
> has a static IP address. We don't have any Windows servers. Since we are
> getting close to maxing out our subnet (255 addresses), is there a way to
> add
> a new subnet (preferably without having any Windows servers) and have all
> the
> devices on the network be able to talk to each other? Or, is there a
> better
> way to give ourselves more than 255 IP addresses?

To elaborate on the suggestion by The Marker, it's called supernetting:

"By taking away bits from the network portion of the address, we reduce
the number of subnets and increase the number of hosts."

http://articles.techrepublic.com.com...5-5825449.html

John

aladeb1925 wrote:

> Our network currently has 240 IP devices taking up addresses. Every device
> has a static IP address. We don't have any Windows servers. Since we are
> getting close to maxing out our subnet (255 addresses), is there a way to add
> a new subnet (preferably without having any Windows servers) and have all the
> devices on the network be able to talk to each other? Or, is there a better
> way to give ourselves more than 255 IP addresses?