Howdy,<BR><BR>I am somewhat of a neophyte when it comes to networking and making it all work. However, I've recently come into a situation at work where some more ...

Okay, first assume that I am completely f*****g stupid BUT, desperate to understand subnet masking. I'm reading the MCSE TCP/IP guide (for some reason I enjoy it) and have reached the Subnet chapter.

For one to be able to create multiple logical networks within a Class A, B, or C network, one needs to know the principle of subnet. Without using subnets, one could only use a single network no ...

Before we can go into a detailed discussion of how to calculate the number of network hosts on a network, it is important to have a satisfactory level of understanding about where the whole concept of ...

The last edition of this column talked about subnets and introduced folding paper as an illustration of how subnets can be understood. This will be very useful as we proceed. MORE IPv4 SUBNETTING ...