you may be able to run computers on the first and maybe last address of your subnet. But IP isn't designed to do so, you may experience odd problems, maybe not. You can drive down the opposite of the road also, but would you?
On Tue, 2002-07-16 at 13:12, Chao Jang Wei wrote: > Hi, > > I know this is off-topic but since there are many network experts on this > list, I figure that this is the best place to ask network-related questions. > > I have been reading, or rather refreshing, my memory on IP addressing and > subnets. My question is best presented with an example. Suppose a LAN is > assigned an address block: 192.168.1.0 / 255.255.255.0. Why is the first > available host address 192.168.1.1 instead of 192.168.1.0? Most books will > just say that 192.168.1.0 is the network address of the LAN. But I don't see > any confusion arising when this address is assigned to a host. Perhaps > someone can shed some light on this. > > Thanks in advance. > > David Chao > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- Jeff Bearer, RHCE Webmaster, PittsburghLIVE.com 2002 EPpy Award Winner, Best Newspaper Website _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
