Re: Help with Subnet Mask

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From: Barry Margolin
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 00:00

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In article <8br7dk$9bv$1@ctb-nnrp1.saix.net>, Watchman <lewy@yebo.co.za> wrote:
>If you were given an IP address of 176.58.24.1 for your machine, but no
>subnet mask, what subnet mask could you use by default?
>
>A - 255.0.0.0
>B - 255.255.0.0
>C - 255.255.255.0        or
>D - 255.255.255.255

B.

>Please explain how you get the answer.

172.58.24.1 is a Class B address (because it's in the range 128.0.0.0
through 191.255.255.255), and 255.255.0.0 is the natural subnet mask for
Class B.

Is this your homework?

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From: Barry Margolin <barmar@bbnplanet.com>
Subject: Re: Help with Subnet Mask
Date: 2000/03/28
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