Addressing convention -

[Joe Zeff]

On 01/09/2013 02:19 PM, Bob Goodwin - Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
>         I was trying to block ranges of URL's in the router but
>         apparently they can't handle that. I have been struggling with
>         computer problems for a couple of days, learning about the
>         limitations of the typical home router. I wanted to block a
>         range of URLs like 165.254.0.0/16 but no, they wont do that, a
>         specific address like 165.254.156.83, or simply the word
>         "akamai" will get it blocked, but I don't think that's
>         sufficient for my need.

What you're trying to block isn't a "range of URLs," but one of IP 
addresses.  How you do that (or if you can) depends on your router, but 
you'll probably have better luck if you're looking for the right term. 
Good luck!