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- From: ivor@occs (Ivor D'Souza)
- Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
- Subject: Subnets and host addresses
- Message-ID: <1992Aug25.183830.16123@nlm.nih.gov>
- Date: 25 Aug 92 18:38:30 GMT
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- Organization: National Library of Medicine
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- I have a supposedly simple question. If I have a Class B address
- 130.14.0.0 and use a netmask of 255.255.255.0, I realize that I could
- have hosts from 130.14.1.1 through 130.14.254.254 (purposefully
- avoiding all 0's and 255's). If, however, I were to use a netmask
- of 255.255.192.0 (2 bit subnet), how would I be able to make use of
- the leftover bits of the third octet to get the additional hosts I need?
- Any attempts to explain this gruesome scenario will be deeply
- appreciated. Thanks.
-
- -Ivor D'Souza
- ivor@occs.nlm.nih.gov
-