Thanks for the explanation.
Joel
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> On Fri, 29 Nov 2002 19:56:57 -0500
> begin Joel Hammer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spewed forth:
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> > Opps. "One" mistake in the note below.
> >
> > It looks like when I run ipchains-restore against a rule like this:
> >
> > -A input -s 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0 -d 68.33.8.46/255.255.252.0 6346:6346 -i
> > eth1 -p 6 -y -m 5
> >
> > The rule as listed by ipchains -L -n is:
> >
> > target prot opt source destination
> > ports- tcp -y---- 0.0.0.0/0 68.33.8.0/22 * -> 6699
> >
> > So, part of my ip number is missing, too, in the firewall.
> >
> > I guess I don't understand netmasks, but, why, if the end of the number
> > is being chopped off due to the netmask, do they assign this number
> > (68.33.8.46) ?
>
> You are assigned a _unique_ IP address. No one else in the world has that
> number. The "chopped off" part is the network address. The network
> address plus the netmask identify the network boundaries. Your network
> runs from:
> 63.33.8.0 to 63.33.11.255 (the first number is your network address, the
> second is the broadcast address). No matter what IP you have within this
> range, the network, netmask, and broadcast addresses remain the same.
>
> Ciao,
>
> David A. Bandel
> - --
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