Questions tagged [netmask]
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Why can't all zeros in the host portion of IP address be used for a host?
I know that if I have a network 83.23.159.0/24 then I have 254 usable host IP addresses because:
83.23.159.0 (in binary: host portion all zeros) is the subnet address
83.23.159.1-254 are host addresses
83.23.159.255 (in binary: host portion…
Grezzo
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255.255.255.255 broadcast address meaning
Lets suppose we have a computer with three NICs:
NIC_1: 172.16.1.1/24
NIC_2: 192.168.1.1/24
NIC_3: 103.55.34.32/24
We send a packet with the destination IP address being 255.255.255.255.
1) if the default gw is on the 103.55.34/24 network, will the…
colemik
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