Michael Boyd ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Ray Olszewski wrote:- > > > If by "such as" you mean to refer to the private address ranges (10.0.0.0/8, > > 172.16.0.0/12, and 192.168.0.0/16), then there is nothing at all wrong with > > using them. They are intended for use in exactly these kinds of situation. > > Could you tell me what the number after the IP addr. signifies, i.e. /8 > /12 and /16 ?
Thats the netmask, It's the number of bits, that are static in the network IP-range. /8 represents a netmask 255.0.0.0 (formerly known as class A), /16 = 255.255.0.0 (formerly known as class B), /24 = 255.255.255.0 (formerly known as class C), /32 represents a single IP. It can be any number from 0 to 32 with IPv4. - Rolf
