7 Jul
2012
7 Jul
'12
9:16 p.m.
On Sat, 07 Jul 2012 18:03:43 -0700, Randy said:
"What's the problem with using 255.255.255.247 as a subnet mask if you want to make a LAN subnet with 12 hosts?" (5 word answer)
I'm not sure if that's a typo or excessive evil on the part of the questioner. ;)
My response would be: Discontiguous subnet masks were allowed in the pre-CIDR era.
Yes, but even if it was *legal*, the "subnet doesn't contain 12 addresses" answer applies. ;)