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Network Troublshooting => General Networking Support in Linux => Topic started by: praful_thakare on February 10, 2006, 11:44:38 AM

Title: want to know about 255.255.255.0/24 and 255.255.255.0/12
Post by: praful_thakare on February 10, 2006, 11:44:38 AM

Hi all

i want to about 255.255.255.0/24 and 255.255.255.0/12 what is the diffrence between them...
can anyone explain in brief

thanks in advanced...

Title: want to know about 255.255.255.0/24 and 255.255.255.0/12
Post by: Ricky on February 10, 2006, 12:19:45 PM

basically it denotes that which class network u r using , it is short notation. btw.. we acutally use

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/24 or xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/16 where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is a ip address and 24 and 16 classify that to which class network they belong to .

u have used 225.225.225.0/24 is actally wrong. anyways..
following may clearify you more :
http://216.109.125.130/search/cache?p=network+subnet+classifications&ei=UTF-8&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&fr=moz2&u=www.windsor.k12.il.us/programs/subnetting.htm&w=network+subnet+classifications&d=UA2tT21aMLEs&icp=1&.intl=us

Also correct me if I am wrong .