On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 01:10:56PM -0700, Kendall Shaw wrote: | Thanks everyone. | | How about this then from page 4, about class A networks: | | "Each Class A network address has an 8-bit network prefix, with the | highest order bit set to 0 (zero) and a 7-bit network number, followed | by a 24-bit host number... | | A maximum of 126 (27 -2) /8 networks can be defined. The calculation | subtracts two because the /8 network 0.0.0.0 is reserved for use as the | default route and the /8 network 127.0.0.0" | | 12^6? Is 27 - 2 supposed to be 128 - 2?
Yes. Again, missing the superscripting, 2^7 = 128. Paul 'WEiRD' de Weerd -- >++++++++[<++++++++++>-]<+++++++.>+++[<------>-]<.>+++[<+ +++++++++++>-]<.>++[<------------>-]<+.--------------.[-] http://www.weirdnet.nl/