Thread:Extension talk:Maps/Google Maps API key required for Maps 2.0?

Hi Jeroen and other Maps hackers, Is a Google Maps API Key required for Maps 2.0? Also, if an API key is required, is there a way to get it to work on a private network (192.168.1.0/24)? We do most of our development on VMs and they don't have external IP addresses, nor do we have access to the router to do dyndns. Thanks in advance! Joel