Quoting Michael J. McGillick ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> When I put in a mask like that, it comes back as invalid. Maybe I'm not
> intepreting things right, but how can I have a mask this large? The
> number of available IP Addresses if the starting address is 0, is 254. If
>
> I make that number large, like 80, don;t I have to account for that fact?
> IE. make my netmask something like 248 - 80 or somthing?
No. The netmask only defines the size of the network, not "where" in the
address space it is -- that's the job of the network address. If you
split a "class C" up into 32 8-address subnets, every single one has the
same netmask. What changes is the network address.
James.
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