Hi everyone,
I need your help in order to understand something that's been bothering
me for a long time now. I just don't understand what is a netmask, why is
it needed, and how is it generated.
Let's take an example: we have a network with this IP: 194.195.227.0.
Right? So, it's a class C network... It can have up to 254 hosts. But it
has only, let's say, 8 hosts, with these addresses:
194.195.227.2
194.195.227.3
.............
194.195.227.9
I would imagine that from the outside, the netmask for this virtual
network is 255.255.255.0. Right?
Ok! Now from the inside, the netmask (in my opinion) would also be
255.255.255.0. Right? But here starts the funny part, because it's not, in
other's opinion...
I can be very wrong! But I'm willing to learn, so please help me...
Have fun,
bogdan
