[lug] IP subnetting, Firewalls, and RAID

[Andrew Diederich]

On Sat, Dec 11, 1999 at 04:12:22PM -0700, Ian Hall-Beyer wrote:
> On Sat, 11 Dec 1999 16:12:29 -0700, Andrew Diederich wrote:
> 
> >10.1.x.x and 10.2.x.x before, a class C mask, with a router between, 
> >and it worked pretty well.  Since my friend figures he needs more
> >than a class C (I think) it was my understanding that I could just carve
> >a class B out of the 10. space and call it good without any additional
> >routers.  Are you sure I can't have a 10.0.x.x network and a 255.255.0.0 
> >mask?
> 
> certainly, that's just like subnetting out a class C.
> 
> Why not just use the RFC1918 class b space?
> --
> <cosmo> wow, this is kinda nifty. the Win98 protocol stack is like a chinese puzzle, twist and turn in the right places, and it pops right off.
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I think it's because the class a space has easier to remember numbers.
Nothing more than that.

-Andrew