On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:19:58 -0400, Bob Rutledge <[email protected]> wrote:
>... >You could be in for a surprise later in life... > > c:\br>ping 100.020.002.020 > > Pinging 100.16.2.16 with 32 bytes of data: > >0nn means octal nn. >... On z/OS (and I assume other IBM mainframe operating systems) a leading zero signifies a leading zero, not a switch to octal. We include leading zeroes in some IP addresses because it simplifies sorting. It will be "simpler" with IPv6. The numbers are in hex without need for any format indicator. Pat O'Keefe ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
