Your original assumption was the closest. An "Octet" in a TCP/IP addresses refers to one of the 8Bit groups represented by a Hexadecimal, Decimal or Binary number.
Below I see calculations to convert Octal into Decimal. Though the calculations are essentially correct, in Octal there are only 8 digits in Octal! 0 to 7. 9 is not allowed! Nor is 8. As with Decimal, Base 10, we do not have a single character that represents 10. We carry and place hold. 1 and 0. 10 (Octal) = 8 (decimal) This goes back to the old binary days with we looked at things in 3 bits. 000 = 0 111 = 7 Since we only had characters for digits up to 9, trying to represent a large number from it's binary source was difficult. So it was displayed in Octal. When "6 & 10", Hexadecimal came on the scene to look at 4 bits, 6 more numerical characters were required. We use A to F to represent the values from 10 to 15. P.S. Don't call Hexadecimal Hex. Hex is base 6, not 16. And something we just don't use too often in the computer field. Yes, Virginia, there are more than 4 number bases. N4ZXI - Bruce -----Original Message----- From: ALEX MONTEZA [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 1:55 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [wirelesslan] What is an octects?>???? - URGENT, thanks Nida Ali <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi! just wanted to thank every1 for their help! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------- soneone was curious about this??? 4095 octet = = (4 x 8^3)+(0 x 8^2)+(9x8^1)+(5x8^0) = 2048 + 0 +72 +5 = 2125 = 2125 bits (obviously wrong,but this was what i assumed) i just wonder how u got to this ????????????? --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your friends today! Download Messenger Now [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ******* Wireless LAN Weblog - WLAN Forum http://www.wireless--lan.com/wlanforum.html Wireless LAN Search http://search.freefind.com/find.html?id=6750665 Wireless LAN Jobs - WLAN Jobs http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wlanjobs/ Top WLAN Sites http://topsitelists.com/topsites.cgi?ID=1&user=wirelesslan&area=bestsites Wireless LAN Books http://www.stockhelp.net/bluetoothbooks.html If you got this from someone else you can join at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wirelesslan/ or mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Make a clean sweep of pop-up ads. Yahoo! Companion Toolbar. Now with Pop-Up Blocker. Get it for free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/L5YrjA/eSIIAA/yQLSAA/5AhqlB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ******* Wireless LAN Weblog - WLAN Forum http://www.wireless--lan.com/wlanforum.html Wireless LAN Search http://search.freefind.com/find.html?id=6750665 Wireless LAN Jobs - WLAN Jobs http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wlanjobs/ Top WLAN Sites http://topsitelists.com/topsites.cgi?ID=1&user=wirelesslan&area=bestsites Wireless LAN Books http://www.stockhelp.net/bluetoothbooks.html If you got this from someone else you can join at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wirelesslan/ or mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wirelesslan/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
