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Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 17:30:03 -0500 (EST)
From: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris@opensourceadvocate.org>
To: "J. Dow" <jdow@earthlink.net>
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Subject: Re: About IP address
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On Fri, 24 Nov 2000, J. Dow wrote:

>Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 14:15:41 -0800
>From: J. Dow <jdow@earthlink.net>
>To: FyreMoon@fyremoon.net, coredumping@hotmail.com
>Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
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>Subject: Re: About IP address
>
>From: "John Crowhurst" <FyreMoon@fyremoon.net>
>
>> > For example, Class B address range is 128.1.0.0 ~ 191.254.0.0
>> >
>> > Why 128.0.0.0 and 191.255.0.0 can't use ?
>> >
>> > I can't understand it
>>
>> This is because its the network and broadcast addresses of a Class A address
>> range. Simple answer :)
>
>That is not a responsive answer, John. And since you gave it I issue you the
>challenge to declare why 128.0.0.1 through 191.255.255.254 are not legal
>address ranges.

One possibility: rfc1700

;o)


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