Not sure if this is a satisfactory answer, but I believe the convention harkens back to Kernighan and Ritchie, the inventors of the C programming language. 0x was an indicator for a hex value; 0 alone was an indicator for octal. I have no clue why 0d was used for octal in Cisco-ese.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of John Neiberger Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 1:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: what does 0 in 0Xnnnn mean? [7:40372] I think the question is what does the '0' specifically refer to? We know that 0x indicates hex, but I'm guessing he's asking why we don't simply use x instead of 0x, or d for octal instead of 0d. Speaking of that, why is octal 0d? I'd think that 'd' should mean decimal. John >>> "Persio Pucci" 4/3/02 2:16:55 PM >>> That indicates that the notation in use is hexadecimal for the registry number i.e. 0x2102 set the registry bits to 10000100000010 Persio ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeffrey Reed" To: Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 5:12 PM Subject: what does 0 in 0Xnnnn mean? [7:40372] > Here s a good question an intern asked me and I couldn t even make-up an > answer > > I was working with him showing how to recover a password and we were > changing the confreg setting. He asked what the leading 0 before the X > represented. I m not sure any help from the group is appreciated. > > Jeffrey Reed > Classic Networking, Inc. > Cell 717-805-5536 > Office 717-737-8586 > FAX 717-737-0290 Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=40402&t=40372 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
