[KLUG Members] smb says wins has died

[Buist Justin]

> does.  The /NN indicates the number of bits (starting from 
> the front of
> the ip address) that are to remain fixed.  So since each 
> number between
> dots is an octet or byte of of 8 bits, the /24 means that the first
> three numbers should remain fixed, but that the last byte (.1) can
> included any number (1 through 255).  A /32 netmask indicates 
> just that
> one IP address, and a /8 would indicate a class A address.

Actually not all /8s are a real Class A block.  A Class A block must have it's first bit set to 0, so only a /8 between 0.x.x.x and 127.x.x.x is really a Class A.  A Class B has the first to bits set to 10 (128.x.x.x to 1921.255.x.x) and a class C starts with bits 110 (192.0.0.x to 223.255.255.x)

So, 191.0.0.0/8 would not be a Class A .. it would 2^16th continuous Class C's.

Yes, I'm splitting hairs... but I find it interesting, thought somebody else might too.

Justin Buist