RE: Class A or C??

[Behm, Jeffrey L.]

>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>Oscar,
>
>#We are configuring a PIX interface with the following 
>Address/Subnet Mask.
>#They are 10.9.2.3/255.255.255.0
>
>#Would this be Class A address? It is using private address 
>space. Would
>the
>#subnet mask determine the network class?
>
>It is all in the subnet mask.  This is a Class C subnet.

Not exactly...Well, yes and no...hmmm...;-)

"Classless" Internet Domain Routing really applies here...see
http://public.pacbell.net/dedicated/cidr.html
for more details.

They say it better than I can.

Jeff

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