RE: ip address space?

David Gomez (davidge@arrakis.es)
Sun, 31 Jan 1999 23:57:46 +0100 (CET)

On 31-Jan-99 Bruno Randolf wrote:
> could anyone explain to me what the /x notation (for example /24) means
> when used with ip address spaces?
> or point me to some good ressources, please.
>

I think you refer to CIDR (Clasless InterDomain Routing) notation. The /x
notation is the fixed bits of the ip address. CIDR itīs used to reduce the
number of entries in routing tables with consecutive C class ip addresses.
Instead of this short-notation, is also used a netmask in the classical style.

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