"Similarly confused" from UK writes:
Look at the Linux Network Administrators Guide (NAG). It has some
guidelines for how net-masks work etc. I guess you could get it from
Sunsite or similar.
Good luck,
Martin
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bogdan Taru [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 09 September 1998 15:41
> To: linux-newbie
> Subject: netmask
>
>
>
> 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
>
>
>
