Subj : Re: Network setup
To   : ALL
From : Frank Reid
Date : Tue Nov 05 2002 05:29 am

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RE: Re: Network setup
BY: Ben Carpenter (1:106/2000)
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BC>  I am a little dense.  Explain the network and broadcast addresses.
BC>  Also explain the subnet mask and how that affects the addresses.  I
BC>  have only used the 255.255.255.0 on all workstations.

The subnet mask essentially tells the workstation what other hosts should be
considered "local" to its network, i.e. what other hosts are on the same, flat
network and, conversely, what networks need to be accessed through the default
gateway or router.  By using a subnet mask of 255.255.255.192, you are telling
the workstation that there are only 64 hosts on the same network (in those
"chunks" I provided earlier).  Just substitute 192.168.2.X for 0.X, in the
example I provided earlier.

Frank

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