Mark McIntyre wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:40:32 +0200, in alt.internet.wireless ,
> hlexa@hotmail.com (Axel Hammerschmidt) wrote:
>
>> To "allow access to everthing else" from the PC, it must be on the
>> same subnet, unless you change the net mask to something like
>> 255.0.0.0. What price you pay, for ex in performance in that case I
>> do not know.
>
> In a home network, approximately none. In an office LAN with thousands
> of PCs, all chattering and maybe with a socking great realtime
> datafeed using UDP broadcast, its a considerable benefit.

Even in a home network I have a printer on a specifi subnet, that can only
be used by puters on the same subnet.... DSL modem and same for a backup
(dialup modem).. Aren't modems and printers a benefit? :)