Re: Subnetting ?

Alan Brown (alan@news.manawatu.gen.nz)
2 Mar 1997 08:38:47 +1300

In article <Pine.SGI.3.91.970224141557.5571A-100000@derby.jsp.umontreal.ca>,
DUPRE Christophe <duprec@JSP.UMontreal.CA> wrote:

>Hi, is it possible to subnet a class-C network with a netmask of
>255.255.255.128 ?

Yes.

>Now my new provider says this is illegal...

Your new provider is 2 RFCs behind.

AB

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