Must be a very hungry pirahna:)
Please re-read the question. Oscar did not
ask about the total number of bits used
in the mask, which would be /24. He
asked if this was a Class A address.
Please check your class(sic) notes and you'll find
that indeed it is a Class A address, _SUB_netted
16 more bits.
What I didn't answer(sorry Oscar), is his final
question.
>Would the subnet mask determine the network class?
And the answer is no. I think the first 4 bits do(Class A
through Class E)
To better spend your time(less ranting) please read:
RFC950 and/or
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product
/software/ssr90/rpc_r/54044.htm#xtocid8339
(this is wrapped)
As for the title in the sig. I believe in full disclosure.
When I post, you see the title(like they mean anything
anyways) and have a basic understanding of who I am.
Your hiding behind [EMAIL PROTECTED] for what reason?
Robert
(Maybe it was too much fermented CIDR ;-)
>robert,
>
>what the )(*&^%$#@!
>
>oscar, you see what i mean about guyz who put the title behind names...
>
>the rant is not aimed at the list or at oscar...
>
>255.255.255.0...is 16 bits...hmmm... okay let do the math.
>
>an ip address has 4 octets of 8 bits in length each
>xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx
>
>each x represents the binary 1=on or 0=off so...
>from left to right the decimal values of each column are..
>
>128/64/32/16/8/4/2/1 = octet value
>
>if the column has a 1 in it then you add it to the next column
>to the right that has 1 in until you are done scanning.
>SO....
>an all '1's octet = 255 in binary notation.
>
>don't go away, robert....you need this...BAD..
>
>so a mask of 255.255.255.0 = 11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000
>
>hmmm...robert, are you sure of the answer you gave oscar..
>
>are you sure this is a class 'b' with 16 bits...???
>
>i dont think so...
>
>>From: "Robert MacDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Subject: Re: Class A or C??
>>Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 15:47:37 -0400
>>
>>Class A, subnetted 16 bits.
>>
>>Yes.
>>
>> >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?
>> >
>> >Thank you in advance.
>> >- —
>> >
>> >Oscar Rau
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