On Tue, Apr 14, 1998 at 08:49:04AM -0700, Aaron Beck wrote:
On Mon, 13 Apr 1998, Stephen Sprunk wrote:
Then again, filtering any packets to or from x.x.x.255 would have a similar but more profound effect. Anyone who actually uses a .255 address for a host is asking for trouble anyways.
the problem with that thinking, of course, is going to crop up when you encounter /23's and greater.
No, IMHO, the comment stands: no matter _what_ size your network is, if you assign host addresses with a .0 or .255 final octet, things may break, and you deserve what you get. Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth jra@baylink.com Member of the Technical Staff Unsolicited Commercial Emailers Sued The Suncoast Freenet "Two words: Darth Doogie." -- Jason Colby, Tampa Bay, Florida on alt.fan.heinlein +1 813 790 7592 Managing Editor, Top Of The Key sports e-zine ------------ http://www.totk.com