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Geek Guide to IP Address Management

Complex spreadsheets and homegrown solutions just don't cut it when it comes to managing your IP address space. Our Head Geek is on a campaign to liberate his fellow network engineers from the evils of spreadsheet-based IP address management. The resources in this Geek Guide are sure to send your spreadsheets where they belong – to the trash!

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Avoid overlapping IP address ranges at all costs. If you find yourself in a situation where this is likely, make the investment early to readdress.

When it comes to subnet allocation, size does matter. Always make your subnets larger than your worst-case estimate for the required number of addresses.

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