Nbfb9CP0EmQ6jIV492u9Xw1RwXX+!lkvTrb3RWCnRfFJ8K+/Om8AG8h90JzuNyXJ   
   9B7/3ItFe4BaIGUHf87nWaqbjX+4FmgjauupFs4G!nwe1MKM=   
   properly   
   .os2.networking.tcp-ip:200   
   From: "Trevor Hemsley"    
      
   On Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:05:41 UTC in comp.os.os2.misc, rcpj@panix.com (Pierre    
   Jelenc) wrote:   
      
   > Trevor Hemsley  writes:   
   > >    
   > > The same thing: /24 is the same as 255.255.255.0   
   >    
   > But 24 what? /24 is abundantly used as a qualifier in subnet discussions,    
   > but I haven't been able to figure out what it means.   
      
   24 bits in the subnet mask. A /32 has 32 bits so is the same as    
   55.255.255.255.   
   It's just a different convention for expressing the same thing.   
      
   --    
   Trevor Hemsley, Brighton, UK   
   Trevor dot Hemsley at ntlworld dot com   
      
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