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From: Mike Wright <mike.wright@mailinator.com>
Subject: Re: What is so special about 172.31.254.254
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:55:26 -0700
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On 04/04/2012 08:25 AM, G=E1sp=E1r Lajos wrote:
> Hi list,
>
> I have a strange scenario.
> For test reasons I had setup two PC-s.
>
> 1. 172.31.254.1
> 2. 172.31.254.254
>
> Netmask 255.255.255.0
>
> They do not see each other...
> But if I change the second IP (for example to 172.31.254.253) then it
> all good...
>
> What am I missing?

Hi Swifty.

Could it be that x.x.x.254 is somewhere defined as a default gateway?