[NTLUG:Discuss] OT slightly

[Val Harris]

Ken Frazer wrote:
> It's an IP address of 63.83.66.0 with a netmask that has 24 bits set,
> ie; 255.255.255.0
> 
> At 06:56 PM 3/7/2003 -0600, you wrote:
> 
>> OT slightly - when someone expresses a network as "63.83.66.0/24" what
>> are they saying?
>>

For the subnet-illy challenged, ( especially if it's not on an even
byte boundary ), this website will come in handy:

  http://www.telusplanet.net/public/sparkman/netcalc.htm

It's solved more than a few arguments among coworkers!

Val
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