I'm pretty good at allocating address blocks in binary as well. What I'm not
good at is analyzing several decimal addresses (with variable-length masks)
to see if they overlap. I almost always am forced to write these out in
binary.
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""Howard C. Berkowitz"" wrote in message
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> >Open Forum might be more up to speed if your free-time consists of
working
> >address plans in binary or looking for probability in the pregnant chads
of
> >Fortran punch cards :o)
>
> There's something wrong with doing address plans in binary? Best way
> to learn, once you realize you don't have to do all 32 bits in
> binary. Seriously, when I plan an address structure, and I am
> documenting it, my primary mode is binary, and then converting to
> dotted decimal where appropriate. Now, when I say planning address
> structures, it often is to say "a /19 here, split into 8 /21 for
^^^^
^^^^
I'll agree you're probably pretty good at subnetting in your head. Your
typing skills could be further honed, however.
:-)
> areas".
>
> Not boasting here, but when you've been doing these for what...15
> years or so, I can do a fair bit of subnetting in my head. There are
> tricks, but I wouldn't confuse a beginner with them.
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