inline... On Sat, Dec 31, 2011 at 9:57 PM, Jay Hennigan <j...@west.net> wrote: > > > If the mask of 216.x.x is /24 or longer, then .255 will be a broadcast > address and the ping response will be from one or more host addresses on > the subnet. > > If the second x of 216.x.x is odd, then the same issue will pertain to > shorter masks, binary math will tell you which. >
But in this case these single IP's are bound to the loopback interface on the router with a /32 (255.255.255.255) subnet mask... The router should know that it's the only IP on the netblock and not treat it is a normal subnet with a broadcast address... Under that logic, the .254 IP on the other router is also the broadcast address since it is in a /32 subnet as well... -- *Eric Rosenberry* Sr. Infrastructure Architect // Chief Bit Plumber Direct: 503.943.6763 Mobile: 503.348.3625 // XMPP: eric.rosenbe...@iovation.com *www.iovation.com* <http://www.iovation.com> _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
