Could you elaborate on the concept of a network mask, perhaps with a specific example? As a person seeking to gain deeper understanding in the realm of networking and cryptography, I'm curious to know how a network mask functions in practice. For instance, if we consider a typical IPv4 address, how would a network mask be applied to distinguish between the network portion and the host portion of the address? An illustrative example with actual numbers would be greatly appreciated.
7 answers
BitcoinBaron
Sat Jun 22 2024
In a netmask, two bits are always designated automatically, typically for the network and broadcast addresses.
Tommaso
Sat Jun 22 2024
A Netmask represents a 32-bit mask utilized in networking to partition an IP address into subnets.
InfinityVoyager
Sat Jun 22 2024
This partitioning allows for the identification of different networks within a larger network.
Silvia
Sat Jun 22 2024
The Netmask also specifies the number of hosts that can be allocated on a particular network.
Lorenzo
Fri Jun 21 2024
Consider the netmask 255.255.225.0 as an example. In this case, the "0" at the end signifies the beginning of the host bits.