NAT setup in gateway question

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Simple answer, I hope...

NAT is enabled in a DSL gateway.

Default IP for the gateway is 192.168.0.1.

Next device (PC) on the LAN is 192.168.0.2.

Next device (wireless laptop) on the LAN is 192.168.0.3.

From a security perspective, is there any advantage to changing the LAN IP's to something besides their defaults? Since the 192.168.0.1 IP is commonly used in routers and the like, does that knowledge help hackers, or does the NAT make that a moot point somehow?

Thanks.

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I dont know of any hacker threat from using those ranges,

Those IP addresses are reserved for your local use only, so shouldn't effect security.

Once a hacker is onto one of your PC's they can easily see all attached PC's and their IP addresses, so changing won't them help.

Security Permissions and Firewall is whats important.

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Thanks, fire.