-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 06/16/08 04:38, Jabka Atu wrote: > Hello,... > > I work in a IT-Network help desktop (help desk that is designed to > fix/assist in network problems) and few weeks ago i got a call from a > service Technion that asked me to check ips that end in 255. > > At first i didn't believe him (thought he was making a prank on me or > just being an #$$). > Any way i tested and i was able to find the problem (the pc had a buggy > card) but i started to wonder - > since ip 255 is for broadcasting how is it that even go tru routers ?
Maybe some OSs (i.e., Windows) treat .255 addresses weirdly and wrongly? > while it is possible to use ip such as 10.15.0.0 broadcast 10.15.255.255 > (and 10.15.15.255 can be used) but Afair it should not be transfered via > routers (as 169.254.x.x). - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA "Kittens give Morbo gas. In lighter news, the city of New New York is doomed." -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIVPfqS9HxQb37XmcRAiDMAKCKCutaQbvCcmrB4sLWg0eSxvOU1QCeO/in B8p0B9WYJuvZhtaZj22RHDc= =bH9w -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
