-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, 11 Jan 2008 15:37:37 -0800 Steve Atkins <steve@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Well, maybe. The problem is actually that, without a netmask > > under CIDR, > > the address alone isn't really enough. You have to have a netmask > > to get > > the packets to the destination. > > Not really. You may well need netmasks to configure your interface, > but there's absolutely no need for them to identify an IP endpoint, > which is all > you need to identify the destination the packet is going to, and > that is the > most common use of IP addresses. Steve I think you are speaking of practicality and implementation versus RFC compliance. I believe per the RFC Andrew is correct. Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake - -- The PostgreSQL Company: Since 1997, http://www.commandprompt.com/ Sales/Support: +1.503.667.4564 24x7/Emergency: +1.800.492.2240 Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate SELECT 'Training', 'Consulting' FROM vendor WHERE name = 'CMD' -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHiAEtATb/zqfZUUQRAqVjAJ9cXrRmDyCYy1vwP6nYI2kbOlYxKgCgga9q jIMuXCy8LKquevyPdehaQaA= =FNIf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings
