Why learn how to spell when we can look words up in a dictionary ? Why learn mental arithmetic when we can use a calculator ? Why learn about '1' and '0', its just the fundamental basis of modern computing ? Therefore why learn sunetting via the binary method ? What happens on that really big job your doing for $200/hr and your subnet calculator breaks but you still need to come up with the goods ? Answer : I get your job. Phil. --- Ken wrote: > This is a study group so I have a question for which > I need some education. > I am not looking for a flame war, just education. > The question I have is of > what use is the binary math method of subnetting as > compared to just using a > program that does subnetting? If the point to the > exercise is to produce a > plan for subnetting that can then be entered into > each device on the network > or into a DHCP server setup, what else is achieved > by doing this manually? > It seems to me that the point is not the journey, > but the arrival at the > destination. Indeed arrival as quickly as possible, > with the least source of > error. As Cisco even says; "The purpose of this tool > is to provide a way to > calculate IP subnetting which is fast, easy, and > error free. Doing such > calculations manually is time consuming and > susceptible to common > mathematical mistakes, especially in conversions > between binary and decimal > numbers." So what is it I am not understanding? [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=15325&t=15325 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
