Re: Network address problems
On Mon, Aug 31, 1998 at 09:32:19PM -0500, John Goerzen wrote:
> Tim Sailer <sailer@sailer.rhic.bnl.gov> writes:
>
> > You can't use the 1st and last IP address in your block. Those addresses
> > are 'sacred'. You only get 14 usable addresses out of your block of 16.
>
> I can understand why I cannot use the last (for broadcast purposes).
> But why not the first?
>
> Again, apparently some devices or systems can use the first. I can
> get more details on this tomorrow.
Just 'rules', I think. I'll have to look at the RFCs.. I believe that no
well behaved TCP/IP stack/program will use the network addy for anything
Tim
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