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From: David Nugent <davidn@sdev.blaze.net.au>
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Subject: Re: Subnetting
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Here's yet another question about subnetting that the
aforementioned web page doesn't cover.

This is the situation (fairly typical): there's one gateway for
the entire class C address. I assume that machine uses the
standard class C (255.255.255.0) netmask on its gateway link to
the internet (ISDN). Now, any other systems within that class C
network - specifically those which are gateways for subnets, use
their subnet mask. Routing for the subnet on the gateway machine
is done via the (base) network address for the subnet with the
"-netmask <subnetmask>".

Have I got that right?

Thanks in advance.

David Nugent, Unique Computing Pty Ltd - Melbourne, Australia
Voice +61-3-791-9547 Data/BBS +61-3-792-3507 3:632/348@fidonet
davidn@blaze.net.au http://www.blaze.net.au/~davidn