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Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2001 10:14:03 +0100
From: Stefan Smietanowski <stesmi@stesmi.com>
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To: Russell Mellon <mellonr@hobart.k12.in.us>
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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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