On Sat, 7 Jul 2012 valdis.kletni...@vt.edu wrote:
On Sat, 07 Jul 2012 18:03:43 -0700, Randy said:
"What's the problem with using 255.255.255.247 as a subnet mask if you
want to make a LAN subnet with 12 hosts?"
(5 word answer)
I'm not sure if that's a typo or excessive evil on the part of the questioner.
;)
My response would be: Discontiguous subnet masks were allowed in the pre-CIDR
era.
Yes, but even if it was *legal*, the "subnet doesn't contain 12 addresses"
answer applies. ;)
It's just a mask...you can do all sorts of crazy things with netmasks.
The results of using "unusual" ones is not typically predictable or
desireable to those who might accidentally use them.
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