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   From: dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On Fri, 12 Apr 2024 14:52:37 -0400, William Unruh  wrote:   
      
   > Agreed. I meant   
   > 255.255.0.0 Is that 16 or 32 ?   
      
   255.255.255.0 is a /24 meaning only the last 8 bits (octet) of the address   
   changes.   
   The first 24 bits of the 32 bit address are fixed.   
      
   255.255.0.0 is a /16   
   255.0.0.0 is a /8   
      
   A /32 would be written as a netmask of 255.255.255.255, in which case only one   
   ip address is in the selected range.   
      
   That's for an ipv4 network. For ipv6 there are 128 bits instead of 32.   
      
   Regards, Dave Hodgins   
      
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