Why

• did I spend an hour compiling a list of IP addresses in this flat?
• doesn’t the DHCP server in the modem/router assign IP addresses from a base address upwards? Here’s a list:
  

  IP address	Device	Port
  xxx.xxx.xxx.65	TimeCapsule	ethernet
  xxx.xxx.xxx.66	TV	ethernet
  xxx.xxx.xxx.67	DVD player	ethernet
  xxx.xxx.xxx.68
  xxx.xxx.xxx.69
  xxx.xxx.xxx.70	MacPro	ethernet
  xxx.xxx.xxx.71	netbook	airport
  xxx.xxx.xxx.72	jPhone-3GS	airport
  xxx.xxx.xxx.73	AppleTV	ethernet
  xxx.xxx.xxx.74	AirportExpress	ethernet
  xxx.xxx.xxx.75	iPad 1	ethernet
  xxx.xxx.xxx.76	iMac	airport
  xxx.xxx.xxx.77	Netbook	ethernet
  xxx.xxx.xxx.78	Powerbook G3	ethernet
  xxx.xxx.xxx.79
  xxx.xxx.xxx.80	TiBook	ethernet
  xxx.xxx.xxx.81
  xxx.xxx.xxx.82
  xxx.xxx.xxx.83	TiBook	airport
  xxx.xxx.xxx.84
  xxx.xxx.xxx.85
  xxx.xxx.xxx.86
  xxx.xxx.xxx.87
  xxx.xxx.xxx.88
  xxx.xxx.xxx.89	printer	ethernet
  xxx.xxx.xxx.90
  xxx.xxx.xxx.91
  xxx.xxx.xxx.92	Xserve	ethernet 1
  xxx.xxx.xxx.93
  xxx.xxx.xxx.94
  xxx.xxx.xxx.95
  xxx.xxx.xxx.96
  xxx.xxx.xxx.97
  xxx.xxx.xxx.98
  xxx.xxx.xxx.99
  xxx.xxx.xxx.100
  xxx.xxx.xxx.101
  xxx.xxx.xxx.102
  xxx.xxx.xxx.103	iPad 3	airport
  xxx.xxx.xxx.104	jPhone-4	airport
  xxx.xxx.xxx.105
  xxx.xxx.xxx.106
  xxx.xxx.xxx.107
  xxx.xxx.xxx.108	iPhone-4	airport
  xxx.xxx.xxx.109	kindle	airport
  xxx.xxx.xxx.110
  xxx.xxx.xxx.111
  xxx.xxx.xxx.112
  xxx.xxx.xxx.113	NAS	ethernet

   

  There has never been (113 − 64 =) 49 devices attached to this router.