Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 04 Dec 2001 10:14:03 +0100 | From | Stefan Smietanowski <> | Subject | Re: IP address 10.1.1.0/16 not valid |
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Russell Mellon wrote:
> Why is it that the kernel seems to reject using the address 10.1.1.0 on a > 255.255.0.0 netmask. That address isn't the broadcast address, 10.1.0.0 is.
To be pendantic, 10.1.0.0 is the network address and 10.1.255.255 is the broadcast :)
// Stefan
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