Date: Sat, 12 Aug 1995 09:12:51 +0200 From: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> To: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de (Joerg Wunsch) Cc: jkh@freefall.FreeBSD.org, freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: 950726-SNAP lp0/nfs install bug ? Message-ID: <199508120712.JAA28425@grumble.grondar.za>
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> As Mark Murray wrote:
> >
> > > Hmmm. Anyone willing to give me a little formula to calculate
> > > netmask based on IP address? Then I could also fill it in.. :-)
> >
> > You used to be able/allowed to do this, but not any more. The nic/noc
> > (I can't remember which) now gives out blocks or ranges of addresses
> > to providers,...
>
> That's not the question. The problem in question is only providing
> a _default_ netmask.
How? Given an IP address these days, you cannot infer a default netmask
like you used to with the class {ABC}'s. Putting in a number may be more
dangerous than warning the user that it is missing.
M
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