Great point. It's not a supernet of anything. Not with the first octet being 24.
Thomas Larus ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Werner" To: ; "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 4:02 PM Subject: Re: Subject: Re: quick response (help) please [7:24238] > Just as a clarification to what you wrote and the terminology > that you used, how exactly are you defining a "Supernet," > particularly on this network? > > v/r, > > Paul Werner > > > I could be wrong here, but I would imagine the reason this > works is that > > you > > have a supernet there, with the mask of 255.255.248.0, so the > hosts > > address > > is not all-ones, so is not treated as a broadcast address. > The host > > address > > includes 3 binary digits from the third octet (125), so it > works out to > > be > > 101 11111111. I guess that zero saves it from being a > broadacst > > address. > > > > Is this right, or did the Cable ISP just screw up? > > > > Thomas Larus > > ""John Green"" wrote in message > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > > the IP address alloted by the dhcp server to my home > > > computer (via cable ie cable modem connection) is > > > > > > IP address 24.15.125.255 > > > subnet mask 255.255.248.0 > > > def gw 24.15.125.1 > > > > > > ok look ar the last quad .... it is 255 !!! > > > i can't believe this. > > > > > > do you how this is possible ? 0 and 255 are rserved > > > for network and broadcast addresses..... > > > > > > please email me asap........... > > ________________________________________________ > Get your own "800" number > Voicemail, fax, email, and a lot more > http://www.ureach.com/reg/tag Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=24371&t=24238 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
