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Topic: Subnet Mask

Vital Stats

The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:

Favorite website(s):

Slashdot

Favorite possession(s):

Linux box, Windows computer

Favorite book(s):

"Maximum Internet Security: A Hackers Guide" by Net Sams

Favorite food(s):

Interest(s):

Computers

Likes to wear:

Vampire costume, fcuk

Favorite computer game(s):

Hacking, Counter Strike, Quake

Favorite online activity(s):

Chatting on ICQ, Spamming, Finding warez

Listens to:

Slipknot

Favorite time of year:

Halloween

Membership(s):

Free Software Foundation

Favorite quote(s):

"A rolling stone gathers no moss"
"There are two ways of constructing a software design; one way is to make it so simple that there are obviously no deficiencies, and the other way is to make it so complicated that there are no obvious deficiencies. The first method is far more difficult." - C. A. R. Hoare

Expert Talk

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Steve Riggins,
Software Deveoper

Subnet mask, and other IP options are not configurable here because they are not specific to just one machine.
Subnet mask should be same as used in your network class (for example, an Internet network of class C will have mask 255.
Architecturally correct subnet masks are capable of being represented using the prefix length description.

Mike Enlow,
Internet Marketer

The Subnet Mask is factory set to 255 255 255 0 and normally does not need to be changed.

Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur

The Subnet Calculator makes it easier to specify IP addresses and masks for routing.
The subnet mask is filtering out a subset of IP addresses, thereby blocking communication with the device.
A subnet mask determines how many addresses are in the same subnet as a particular TCP/IP address.

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