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From: Hauan David NFIII 92SVS/SVFS 657-5922 <david.hauan@fairchild.af.mil>
To: Dan Busarow <dan@dpcsys.com>
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Subject: RE: Netmask matter
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 16:49:32 -0800
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> > On 23-Nov-98 Gold Fish wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I was assigned address from xxx.yyy.zzz.9 to xxx.yyy.zzz.13 but I
> can't
> > > seem to make my home network work.
> > > 
> > > The netmask I used was: xxx.yyy.zzz.0  I think it's incorrect.  Can
> > > someone point out the problem?
> 
> The correct netmask for that subnet is 255.255.255.248 with a broadcast
> address of xxx.yyy.zzz.14
> 
> Dan
> 
For those who block xxx...

Wouldn't his network need to be aaa.bbb.ccc.8  and broadcast aaa.bbb.ccc.15?
Perhaps he is not on the implied subnet?

dave

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