Re: IP address 10.1.1.0/16 not valid

From: Stefan Smietanowski (stesmi@stesmi.com)
Date: Tue Dec 04 2001 - 04:14:03 EST

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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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