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[Efried]

In what material way is 192.168.0.0/24 any different to 192.168.1.0/24 (or 10.10.10.0/24) ??

 
at least here we have 0.x IP addresses, and I need to reconfigure my network card every time a WC is reset and starts with an IP address 1.x
 

Define "better".
 
I agree, 14, 16, 18 bit would be "better". Heck, I'd love 22 bit inputs.
But none of the processor chips that have all the other features needed have 22 bit sigma-delta ADCs. (not that I've seen, anyway)
 
For "most people" and "most uses", 10-bit seems to be "adequate". Heck, lots of people are happy with 8-bit conversions.
What are you doing that needs a "better" ADC? (oversampling a 10-bit ADC into a 32-bit register leaves plenty of scope for averaging even without floating point math)

 
Ok, I see you are luring me into Bit shifting ;-)

 

[rossw]

at least here we have 0.x IP addresses, and I need to reconfigure my network card every time a WC is reset and starts with an IP address 1.x

 
Most operating systems allow you to add an IP address ALIAS to an interface.
Simply alias 192.168.1.something to your computer, problem solved.