| |
| | S Y N G R E S S (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17) |
 | | By using the first octet in the address to identify the class of network, the protocol assumes the address is classful and uses the default subnet mask shown previously in Table 1.5. |
 | | This addressing scheme is subnetted down using a 24-bit subnet mask, default Class C address, and a Class A value in the first octet. |
 | | In a classful environment, this would be a Class C subnet mask and would result in an invalid combination, because the first octet would belong to a Class A, whereas the subnet mask would belong to a Class C. However, in a classless environment, this is a valid grouping. |
| www.syngress.com /book_catalog/110_Avd_App/chapter_01.htm (6578 words) |
|