On Mon, Jul 10, 2000 at 02:33:58PM -0500, Bolan Meek wrote: > Don't networking configuration tools default to using the "Classes" > for computing netmasks, unless they are specified? ... and Ciscos default to using stupid proprietary protocols when you set up a circuit. How are stupid defaults relevant? Yes, many people still talk about classes as if they exist (in fact some providers still filter backbone routes with classful assumptions. Bad. Bad). Some people talk about the earth being flat or mourn the passing of horse-drawn carriages. The simple fact is that CIDR notation (variable length subnet addressing) is the STANDARD. Anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something (or worse, running RIP v1). Cheers, -- Nathan Norman "Eschew Obfuscation" Network Engineer GPG Key ID 1024D/51F98BB7 http://home.midco.net/~nnorman/ Key fingerprint = C5F4 A147 416C E0BF AB73 8BEF F0C8 255C 51F9 8BB7
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