What is the concept of address allocation in virtual private networks?

What is the concept of address allocation in virtual private networks?

What is the concept of address allocation in virtual private networks?

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All hosts in an IP network must have a unique IP address with which to communicate. In a VPN, addresses are typically allocated from the pool of addresses designated "private": 192.168.x.x, 172.16.x.x, and 10.x.x.x. When planning a VPN, care must be taken to ensure that locations use non-conflicting IP address ranges, or network address translation (NAT) will need to be used to eliminate the conflicts.

This was first published in July 2003