At 11:24 23/02/01 -0500, Scott Overfield 7239 wrote: >Hello, >I was wondering if there is any security reason for using a class c net mask >with a class b private address space behind a NAT firewall..... >¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨¨ A, B... classes are old concepts that are no more of interest (except that ifconfig will use to determine default netmasks if no netmask is given). so you can use any netmask you want. just make sure all your traffic is routable. - [To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe firewalls" in the body of the message.]
